Mommys Any Day Chili Recipes

MOM'S CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, peppers and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 15 minutes. Add beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes. Add water, tomatoes and their juice, tomato paste, bay leaves, chili powder, cumin, vinegar, salt, pepper and cayenne; stir well to combine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
• Stir in beans and cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes more. Remove bay leaves before serving.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Mix chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and flour together in a small bowl. Brown meat over medium-high heat in a 6-quart pot or 14-inch Dutch oven. Add spice mixture and stir well. Add water gradually and stir well. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 45 minutes.

CHILLY DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink and the chicken is crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Stir in pinto beans, onions, diced tomatoes, Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, water, brown sugar, chili powder, vinegar, mustard, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer chili until thickened and flavors have blended, about 3 hours. Stir occasionally and add extra water if needed.

BEST DAMN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook , scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.
• Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture. Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, salt, oregano, and black pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes more.
• Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

MR. HANDY'S ALL DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Coarse chop onions and sauté in 4 tbs olive oil until caramelized in a 6 quart cooking pot.
• While onions are cooking coarse chop peppers and celery and place in bowl.
• Remove onions from pot (leaving oil) to bowl with peppers/celery; set aside.
• Add 2 tbs olive oil to pot.
• Combine chili powder and flour in small bowl and once well blended add to oil in pot.
• Add 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce and stir until smooth.
• Add Beef and Sausage to pot and stir until combined and well coated with sauce.
• Continue cooking over medium heat until browned.
• Add both cans of tomatoes to meat in pot and bring to light boil over medium heat.
• Add beans, pepper/celery/onion mixture, garlic, and all seasonings to pot and stir.
• Cover and reduce heat to lowest setting.
• Cook over low heat for at least four hours or up to 8 hours.
• In final hour of cooking remove cover and increase heat slightly to reduce liquid.
• Once chili reaches desired consistency replace cover and reduce heat back to low.
• Serve with side bowls of sour cream and shredded cheese (cheddar, or a good mix) and crackers.

SIMPLE GAME DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef & drain.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
• Top with your favorites; cheese, sour cream, etc.