The Best Oh Shit I Forgot To Buy Tomatoes Chili Con Carne 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.

CLASSIC CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• For the chile powder: Place the chiles flat in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and cook, turning as needed, until lightly toasted. Transfer to a plate to cool. Put the cumin seeds in the hot pan and stir until fragrant. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
• Using scissors, cut the chiles into small strips. Using a spice grinder or a clean coffee grinder, grind in batches into a powder. Pour into a bowl. Grind the cumin seeds into a powder and add to the bowl. Add the oregano and garlic powder. If the mixture is still coarse, grind again until fine. Reserve 3 1/2 tablespoons for the chili; save the rest in a jar.
• For the chili: In a Dutch oven over medium heat, stir the cumin seeds until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour onto a work surface and using a small, heavy skillet, crush them coarsely. Set aside.
• Return the pot to medium-high heat, add the bacon and fry until crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Increase the heat to high. Working in small batches, add the beef cubes to the pot and cook, stirring, until well browned on all sides. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to a bowl.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions to the remaining bacon drippings and sauté until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
• Add the crushed cumin, reserved chili powder, paprika, oregano, black pepper, thyme, salt and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 1 minute. Crumble in the bacon and add the broth, tomatoes, 1 cup water, anchos and the browned beef. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then decrease the heat to low, cover partly and simmer for 2 hours, until the meat is very tender. Add water as needed to maintain a good chili consistency.
• Remove the anchos, purée them in a food processor or blender and return the purée to the pot. Stir well, simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors and serve.

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; crumble beef. Drain and set aside. , In the same pot, heat oil; saute onions until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the green pepper, salt, chili powder, bouillon, cayenne, cinnamon, cumin and oregano. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring until combined. , Add tomatoes and browned beef. Stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 1 hour. Add beans and heat through. If desired top with sour cream and jalapeno.

CHILI CON CARNE FROM BETTY CROCKER COOKBOOK

Steps:

• Brown ground beef; add onion and green pepper and cook until almost translucent.
• Add tomatoes and seasonings and simmer gently for 2 hours, adding water or bean liquid a little at a time, if needed, to keep consistency of a thick soup.
• Add kidney beans and heat through. Remove bay leaves and serve.

CHILI CON CARNE WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef, onion and green pepper in large skillet, until meat is brown and onion is tender.
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except kidney beans.
• Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally (or cook uncovered about 45 minutes).
• Stir in beans; heat.
• Serves 4 or 5 (about 1 cup each).

AWARD WINNING CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook green pepper, and onion, until softened. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Crumble over bouillon cubes, and stir in wine; continue to cook for a few minutes. Stir in chopped tomatoes, garlic, and tomato paste. Season with paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, basil, oregano, and parsley. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover, and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in kidney beans, and hot pepper sauce. You can add the reserved tomato juice if more liquid is needed. Continue to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, corn meal, and water until smooth. Stir into chili, and cook for a further 10 minutes, or until chili has thickened up.

QUICK AND EASY CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Saute onions in olive oil until translucent. add minced garlic and continue to saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• In dutch oven, brown ground beef. Drain and add onions and garlic.
• Add spices and tomatoes with juice -- DO NOT DRAIN. Heat to boiling and simmer for one hour.
• Add beans (also DO NOT DRAIN) and heat through, approximately 20 minutes.
• Top with cheese and serve with hot biscuits or corn bread.
• If in a hurry, you can cook onions and garlic with the beef, and also add the kidney beans at the beginning and simmer the whole thing for as little as half an hour. It turns out fine, it's just that the flavor is not as developed.

CHILI CON CARNE WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large, deep, Dutch oven, saute the onion and garlic in the oil until softened.
• Add the meat, and brown, stirring to break up pieces. Drain any excess fat.
• Add the tomatoes and their liquid and all of the seasonings. Heat until bubbly, reduce the heat, cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
• Add the beans and vegetables, simmer covered about 20 minutes longer.
• *if it's not soupy enough, add 1 or more small cans of tomato juice.
• *Can put it in a large crock pot after the meat is browned. Cook as long as you need it to, I've cooked it on low for 8 hours, the carrots were a little soft, but fine. You could probably cook it on High for 2 hours or so and it would be fine as well.
• *I have used venison in this recipe with good results.

SPICY CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Place oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until soft.
• Add the beef, stirring with a fork to break it up until it looses its pinkness.
• Add all the ingredients - EXCEPT the beans. stir and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
• Drain kidney beans, add to the beef and cook for a further half hour.
• Serve either in a bowl with crackers or with either rice or salads as an evening meal. Great to freeze.

ONE-POT CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until brown. Drain and set aside.
• Saute the onions, celery and bell pepper until onions are soft and translucent.
• Add the ground beef, onions, celery and bell pepper with the remaining ingredients to a large pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and grated cheddar cheese on top.

SRIRACHA CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large dutch oven.
• Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Brown the meat, breaking up large clumps.
• After about 5 minutes, add onions and bell peppers.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring occassionally, until onion begin to turn golden brown, 15-20 minutes.
• Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, paprika, bay leaves, tomato paste and Sriracha. Cook about a minute while stirring.
• Add beer, stirring and scraping sides for stubborn bits.
• Add tomatoes and beans.
• Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occassionally.
• Remove bay leaves prior to serving.
• Garnish with corn chips, cheddar cheese, onions, and/or chopped herbs as desired.

THE BEST OH-SHIT-I-FORGOT-TO-BUY-TOMATOES-! CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• brown the ground meat in some butter and/or oil.
• add the chopped onion.
• when the onion softens, add the minced garlic and ginger.
• stir for a couple of moments.
• add the chopped cherry tomatoes, the water, the ketchup, the worcestershire sauce and the red wine vinegar.
• when it boils, add the bouillon cube and all the spices.
• let it simmer for 20 minutes.
• add the drained beans.
• let simmer for another 10 minutes.
• add the chopped fresh cilantro.