Wednesdays Chili Ala Gloria Pitzer Recipes

GREEN CHILE CILANTRO RICE WITH PEPITAS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the chicken stock and the Green Chile Sauce to a simmer. Hold warm.
• In a large, enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. When hot, add the onions and serrano chiles and saute until the onion is just starting to color, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the rice and stir to coat, Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, to toast the rice a bit. Add the garlic, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Ladle in the chicken stock and green chile mix, about 1 cup at a time, stirring and allowing the rice to absorb the liquid. Do this 3 to 4 times, and then add the rest of the liquid. Stir, cover tightly and cook for 12 to 16 minutes, stirring twice during this time.
• Add the lime juice and cilantro and stir to combine. Place in serving bowl and garnish with the pepitas.
• In a small Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. When hot, add the onions and jalapeno and saute until just starting to caramelize, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce the heat to medium, sprinkle the onion mixture with the flour and stir constantly until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved liquid from the chiles, 1 cup water, the vinegar and salt and stir until the liquid is smooth and all the flour is dissolved.
• Add the chiles and pepper and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Puree in a blender, or with a stick blender, and add the lime juice. Adjust to taste for salt and pepper. Refrigerate for up to 1 week. Yield: 4 1/2 cups

WEDNESDAY'S CHILI ALA GLORIA PITZER

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown the ground beef.
• Break up the pieces into tiny rice like pieces.
• Drain well.
• Using a blender, process the can of onion soup with 1/2 of the ground beef mixture.
• Blend until it looks like cement mortar.
• Place beef mixture and remainining ground beef into a large saucepan.
• Add chili powder, cumin, black pepper, cocoa powder, cans of kidney beans, tomato paste, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and V-8 juice.
• Bring to boil and then simmer for a least one hour.
• I usually make mine in a crock pot on low for 8 hours after browning the beef and blending 1/2 of it in the onion soup.

CHILI PIZZA FROM HORMEL®

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread cheese dip over pizza crusts. Spoon chili over cheese sauce.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
• Top with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes. Top with corn chips, olives and diced onions, if desired.

GLORIA PITZER'S FAMOUS DAVE'S-STYLE SECRET BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes, until thickened. Remember that it will thicken when it cools a bit. Stir every 10 minutes.
• Let cool and pour into a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.
• Gloria states that this BBQ sauce keeps forever and a day, but I'm not making any guarantees!