Jammin Tarheel Chili Recipes

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• If you are going to use the oven method, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Chop up the onions and garlic in the food processor and fry in some olive oil until softened. Add the chili powder and cumin and a little seasoning.
• Chop up the meat in the processor and add to the pan, cooking it until slightly browned.
• Place the sun-dried tomatoes and chile in the processor with the oil and blend to form a paste. Add these to the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon stick, and a wineglass of water. Season a little more, if need be.
• Bring to the boil, cover with greaseproof paper and a lid, then either turn the heat down to simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours or transfer the pan to the oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
• Add the red kidney beans 30 minutes before the end of cooking time.

JAMMIN' TARHEEL CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown. Drain.
• In a large pot over medium heat, cook celery, onions and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in beef, tomato sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms, beer, chili beans, kidney beans, cumin, chili powder, coriander, cayenne and Worcestershire. Simmer over low heat 3 hours, until flavors are well blended.

JAMAICA ME CRAZY CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef over medium high heat in a large, deep frying pan.
• Drain off fat and set aside.
• Coat a large dutch oven with cooking spray and place over medium high heat.
• When pan is hot add the olive oil and cook the onion and garlic until the onion is tender, then add the peppers and cook until tender.
• Season with the cumin, paprika, chili powder, sugar, salt and cloves.
• Stir in the canned diced tomatoes, and the drained cans of beans.
• Add water to cover all.
• Bring to a boil and then stir in the meat and tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar.
• May serve with chopped fresh cilantro as decorative topping.

JAMIES CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• In a large pot, fry onions and garlic in a little olive oil until soft.
• Add chilli powder, fresh chilli, cumin and a little seasoning. Then add the meat and continue to cook, stirring, until it has browned.
• Process the sun-dried tomatoes in your food processor, with a little oil from the jar, enough to loosen into a paste.
• Add these to the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon stick, and the water. Check the seasoning, and add more if you prefer.
• Bring to the boil, cover, turn the heat down and simmer for about 1 and a half hours.
• Add the kidney beans about 1/2 an hour before serving, they are already cooked and only need to be warmed through.
• Serving suggestions, steamed rice, crusty bread, a tossed salad, some guacamole or/and sour cream/yoghurt.

JAMES' CHILLI

Steps:

• fry the onions until golden
• add the mince until brownws
• add the peppers & fry for a further 2 minutes
• then add the rest of the ingredients into the pan
• simmer for mins-1 hours
• you can have this ticking over on the stove all day, as with a curry the longer you cook it the better it is