Pools Brew Red Chili Recipe 465

POOLS BREW RED CHILI RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Melt the shortening in a large wide pot over medium heat. Working in batches, add the beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a colander to drain, then rinse with water and return to the pot. Add the beef broth, chicken broth, tomato sauce, prunes, 10 cups water and Spice Group 1 to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Stir in Spice Group 2 and cook 15 minutes, then stir in Spice Group 3 and cook 15 more minutes. Season with salt and add Tabasco sauce to taste.

RED-HOT CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, render the bacon until golden and crisp. Place on a wire rack to drain the excess grease. Crumble the bacon and set aside.
• Return the saucepan to medium heat and fry the garlic in the bacon fat until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the smoked paprika, cumin, sea salt, onions, chipotles, jalapenos and poblanos. Saute for 8 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes. Add the espresso, maple syrup, oregano and lots of pepper. Bring the chili to a simmer. Turn down the heat to medium-low and cook for 45 minutes, partially covered. Add the beans and cilantro and cook for 5 more minutes, until heated through.
• Ladle the chili into bowls and top with a generous spoonful of sour cream, the crumbled bacon and scallions.

BOWL OF RED ( TEXAS CHILI CON CARNE )

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, heat the oil and cook the onion over medium heat until it is soft.
• Add the garlic and cook until it's transparent.
• Add the meat in several batches along with the chili, cumin, oregano and paprika.
• Remove each batch to a large bowl as it's cooked.
• Stir and cook until the meat is browned, then put all the meat back in the pot and add the vinegar, coffee and enough water just to cover the meat.
• Add the salt and cayenne and stir well.
• cover the pot and cook over low heat for 2 hours, stirring from time to time.
• Remove the lid and simmer the final hour.
• Skim off any fat on the surface.
• Add the cornmeal and stir in well.
• Cook for 15 more minutes and serve hot in deep bowls.
• Garnish with sour cream, chopped cilantro and shredded cheese.

RED SHREDDED CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, kidney beans, cumin, chili powder, and oregano. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in chicken and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

RENO RED CHILI

Steps:

• Remove stems, membrane and seeds from chili pods, cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove pods and blend into paste.
• Reserve the chili water.
• Chop onions.
• Crack cumin with rolling pin or grind with mortar and pestle.
• Brew 1 teaspoon oregano leaves in 1 cup of water.
• Brown meat in several batches, add black pepper while browning.
• Brown onions with meat then remove with slotted spoon and reserve.
• Combine browned meat and onion with the following: cumin, 8 heaping tablespoons of commercial chili powder, 3 cloves garlic (pressed) and MSG.
• Cook ten minutes, using just enough pepper water to keep from burning.
• Stir constantly.
• This cooks the spices into the meat.
• Add chili paste and half of oregano water.
• Cook slowly, adding pepper water as necessary to prevent scorching.
• Add additional oregano to taste, salt to taste.
• The meat should be tender in around 1-1/2 hours.
• Cooking Variations:.
• Add 1 to 2 cans 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce.
• Hand cut meat to about the size of a navy bean.
• (A lot of contestants now use half chili grind and half hand cut).
• Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar 10 minutes before serving.
• Use white pepper instead of black pepper.
• Use masa/corn flour (not cornstarch) to thicken (mix flour with cold water and whisk until smooth, then pour into hot chili while stirring constantly until thickened).