3 Mile Island Chili Recipes

3-MILE ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• For dried chilies - cut them apart, discard dried seeds, and reconstitute by putting the shells into a bowl and pouring 1 cup boiling water over them. let sit for 1 hour. Save the water for later use.
• For fresh chilies - seed and devein (wear rubber gloves and wash hands thoroughly afterward).
• Chop the onions and cilantro. Place into crock pot.
• Mince or finely grate the garlic. Place into crock pot.
• Brown the beef until it is well broken up. Put into crock pot.
• Chop fresh and reconstituted chilies. Place into crock pot. Wash hands once again.
• Tomatoes: Chop the fresh romas or open the canned tomatoes. Place in crock pot.
• Put all other ingredients into the crock pot, including the water and reconstituted water.
• Heat on low for 8 hours. serve with sliced green onion, mexican blend cheese, and/or crackers. Have some milk available for sissies that can't stand the heat.

ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck in a skillet. Drain approximately half the residual oil. Add ground pepperoni and grated onion and brown for another minute or two.
• 2.
• combine in kosher salt, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, cayenne and combine to meat mixture.
• 3.
• Reduce heat and add tomato paste, liquid smoke and V8 juice and bring to a simmer.
• 4.
• When chili has come to a low bubbling simmer, add cornmeal and cook low and slow for another 15 minutes.
• 5.
• Ladle over hotdogs or grilled burgers. This is a welcome sauce for grated sharp cheddar cheese and minced onions, but a true Coney Dog uses classic yellow mustard and a sprinkling of onions.

THREE MILE ISLAND

Steps:

• Shake together liquid ingredients with ice (except Sprite and ice) and strain into a cocktail glass.
• Gently add sprite.
• Add more ice, if desired.

THREE MILE ISLAND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel and de-vein the shrimp; wash, drain and place on skewers, 5-6 per skewer.
• Sauté the onions and garlic in the butter, remove from the heat and place in a blender.
• Add the cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice pepper, cumin, brown sugar and the habaneros with seeds; blend till smooth.
• Brush onto the shrimp skewers and marinate for 30-60 minutes in the fridge.
• Fire up the grill and cook the shrimp until they are opaque and slightly crispy.
• Dust them with paprika and serve.