False Alarm Vegetable Chili Recipes

FOUR-ALARM RIB-EYE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the rib-eye and cook until browned all over and the fat has rendered, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the rib-eye to a baking sheet and turn the heat down to medium.
• Add the onions, poblanos, bell peppers, Anaheim peppers, serranos and garlic to the Dutch oven and sauté until softened, 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, coriander, cumin, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt; cook for another 2 to 3 minutes to toast the spices. Next, stir in the tomato paste; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to toast the tomato paste and incorporate it into the vegetables. Deglaze the pot with the lager, bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, 5 minutes. Add the chipotle puree, crushed tomatoes, pinto beans, kidney beans, corn and the rib-eye. Bring the chili to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 30 minutes, until the chili has thickened and the rib-eye is very tender. Season with salt to taste. Serve with your favorite toppings.

FALSE ALARM VEGETABLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, green and red peppers, carrot, jalapeno pepper, and garlic. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in 7 cups water, lentils, tomato paste, kidney beans, and pinto beans. Stir to blend, adding stewed tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, and crushed red-pepper flakes.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until lentils are tender, about 45 minutes. If the chili starts to dry out, add hot water as needed. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

2-BEAN 4-ALARM VEGETARIAN BEER-BASE CHILI

Steps:

• Rinse the two cans of beans and put them aside.
• In a large pot, slowly heat the olive oil and beer.
• When the beer starts bubbling, add the garlic and onion powder and mix for a few minutes.
• Add the rinsed beans and stir well to absorb all the garlic.
• Add the tomato paste and meld it well with the beans.
• Add cumin, chili powder, paprika, cayenne, and salt. Meld the spices with the mixture.
• Stir in the refried beans to thicken the chili to a nice pasty consistency devoid of icky tomato chunks. Be sure to really stir thoroughly.
• Reduce to low heat and let simmer for 5-10 minutes.

7 ALARM CHILI

Steps:

• Par cook and/or sear the meats.
• In a 6-Qt. Crock Pot layer as follows: onions, garlic, jalapenos, habaneros, kidney beans, black beans, chipotle peppers, crushed tomatoes, ground beef, chopped bacon, hot Italian sausage & beef chuck.
• In a blender, combine the beef broth with the mole sauce and pour the mixture over top.
• Mix together all the spices and set aside.
• Cook everything but the spices in the Crock Pot at low setting for 8 hours.
• Five hours into cooking add the spices and cover with juices from the mixture.
• When done cooking, carefully mix together in the Crock Pot, or transfer contents to a 7.5-qt stock pot and mix everything together.
• Serve and enjoy.