3 Mile Island Chili Recipes

3 MEAT, 3 BEAN, 3 CHILI CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the pot and sear the chuck roast until browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pot. Add the ground beef and chorizo and cook until browned, 7 to 8 minutes; drain off excess fat if necessary. Add the garlic, onion and jalapeno and cook for 2 minutes, then return the chuck roast back to the pot with the beer, tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Using scissors, snip the guajillo chiles into small strips. Add to the pot and bring to a boil. Mix in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaves and 2 tablespoons salt. Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves. Add the beans to the pot. Combine the masa and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl, then stir the mixture into the pot. Continue to simmer until the chili thickens slightly, an additional 15 minutes.
• Serve with fixins: diced tomatoes, cubed avocado, grated Cheddar, sour cream, lime wedges and cilantro leaves.

THREE BEAN AND BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Simmer, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes. Stir in the beans and cook, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SOUTHWESTERN THREE-MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook the beef, pork and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the onions, celery, green pepper and garlic; cook for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 1-1/2 hours. Discard bay leaves.

JEN'S HEARTY THREE MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. Drain; place sausage in a pot large enough to hold all ingredients. In same skillet, cook and stir onion with ground beef over medium heat until beef is browned and onions are tender; drain and add to the large pot.
• In same skillet, cook and stir stew beef over medium heat until browned. Without draining, pour stew beef into the large pot.
• Pour tomatoes, beer, and water into the pot with meats. Stir in chili powder, red pepper, white pepper, sugar, and cinnamon. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Simmer until stew beef is very tender, at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding more water as needed. If you prefer a thicker chili, thicken as needed with tomato paste. If using kidney beans, add them 10 minutes before serving, just in time to heat through.

THREE-STEP CHILI

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or soup kettle, brown ground beef and pork; drain well. Add water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, adding more water if necessary. Stir in dried onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic, paprika and oregano. Simmer another 30 minutes. Combine cornmeal, flour and enough water to make a thin paste. Stir in chili. Simmer 10-15 minutes longer until slightly thickened. Thin with additional water if desired.

THREE MILE ISLAND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel and de-vein the shrimp; wash, drain and place on skewers, 5-6 per skewer.
• Sauté the onions and garlic in the butter, remove from the heat and place in a blender.
• Add the cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice pepper, cumin, brown sugar and the habaneros with seeds; blend till smooth.
• Brush onto the shrimp skewers and marinate for 30-60 minutes in the fridge.
• Fire up the grill and cook the shrimp until they are opaque and slightly crispy.
• Dust them with paprika and serve.

MILD VEGETARIAN 3-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, carrot, and garlic. Saute, stirring often to prevent burning, until soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add black beans, diced tomatoes with juice, kidney beans, pinto beans, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

3-MILE ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• For dried chilies - cut them apart, discard dried seeds, and reconstitute by putting the shells into a bowl and pouring 1 cup boiling water over them. let sit for 1 hour. Save the water for later use.
• For fresh chilies - seed and devein (wear rubber gloves and wash hands thoroughly afterward).
• Chop the onions and cilantro. Place into crock pot.
• Mince or finely grate the garlic. Place into crock pot.
• Brown the beef until it is well broken up. Put into crock pot.
• Chop fresh and reconstituted chilies. Place into crock pot. Wash hands once again.
• Tomatoes: Chop the fresh romas or open the canned tomatoes. Place in crock pot.
• Put all other ingredients into the crock pot, including the water and reconstituted water.
• Heat on low for 8 hours. serve with sliced green onion, mexican blend cheese, and/or crackers. Have some milk available for sissies that can't stand the heat.