Pennsylvania Cowboy Chili Recipes

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook ground beef, garlic and onion over medium heat, stirring until beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Stir tomatoes with liquid, broth, chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper into beef mixture.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Add pinto beans and salt.
• Cook stirring, for 15 minutes longer.
• note: The flavor of the chili actually improves once the ingredients blend making this the perfect do-ahead meal.
• Refrigerate chili until ready to use, then reheat over low heat.

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.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until pepper is crisp-tender.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat chili as directed on pouch; divide between 2 bowls.
• Sprinkle each bowl with half of the remaining ingredients.

PENNSYLVANIA COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot start browning ground beef.
• When beef is half done add all veg. to pot.
• When veg. are half done add remaining ingredients excluding the tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil over high heat stirring often.
• Lower heat to simmer and let cook for 2 to 6 hours stirring often (the longer then better).
• If chili is not thick enough for you add the tomato paste.
• If you want to add beans go ahead, but this chili is great without them!

REAL TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute the beef cubes in the oil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and stir in the garlic.
• In a small bowl, combine the chili powder, cumin and flour. Sprinkle over the meat and stir until evenly coated. Crumble the oregano over the meat and pour in 1 1/2 cans of the broth.
• Add the salt and ground black pepper, stir together well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer, partially covered for about 90 minutes. Pour in remaining broth and simmer 30 minutes more, until meat begins to fall apart. Cool, cover and refrigerate to allow the flavors to blend.

SPICY COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Remove papery outer skin from garlic bulb, but do not peel or separate the cloves. Cut off top of garlic bulb, exposing individual cloves. Brush cut cloves with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil. Bake until cloves are soft, 30-35 minutes. Unwrap and cool slightly. Squeeze garlic from skins; mash with a fork., Meanwhile, in a large dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast chilies on both sides until puffy, 3-6 minutes. (Do not blacken.) Cool. Remove stems and seeds; coarsely chop chilies. Place in a small bowl; cover with beer. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes., In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef in batches, adding additional oil if needed; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. In the skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Add to beef., Stir in the remaining ingredients, mashed garlic and dried chilies mixture. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 7-9 hours. If desired, serve with cheese and jalapenos.

SPICY COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crispy.
• Add onions, garlic and meat to the pot - brown beef.
• Add tomatoes, beer, coffee, paste and broth to pot.
• Add spices, chilies, and beans to the pot.
• Lower heat to a simmer.
• Simmer for 1 hour.
• Tastes best refrigerated overnight.
• Serve piping hot, topped with shredded cheese and Fritos or a dollop of sour cream.

SLOW-COOKER COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the beef and drain.
• Place the beef in the crockpot and add all the ingredients except the onions.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• Add the onions and cook on low for an additional 2 hours.

CHUNKY COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 1 T oil in a large pot over med-high heat.
• Add in half the beef; cook 12 minutes or until dark brown, turning after 5 minutes.
• Remove beef from pan, and keep warm.
• Repeat procedure with remaining half of beef.
• Add remaining 1 T oil to pan; add in onion, bell pepper, and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• Return beef and accumulated juices to pan.
• Stir in 1 cup water, Worcestershire sauce, and remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes or until beef is tender and chili is thick; taste and adjust seasoning to taste.