5 Alarm Chili Recipes

FIVE-ALARM CHILI

Steps:

• Combine ancho chilis and 1 1/2 cup water in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave until softened, about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Drain and discard liquid.
• Place ancho chilis, tomatoes and their juice, remaining 2 cups water, tortilla chips, and chipotle in adobo sauce in a blender and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Set aside.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven until oil starts to smoke. Add ground beef, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper and cook until well-browned, breaking into pieces with spoon, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain meat in a colander and set aside.
• Heat remaining 4 teaspoons oil in Dutch oven and add onions and jalapenos with seeds. Cook for approximately 5 minutes, until onion is nicely browned. Stir in garlic, cumin, chili powder, oregano, coriander, sugar, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Pour in beer and bring to a simmer. Add in beans, ancho-tomato mixture, and beef and return to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 50 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5 ALARM CHILI

Steps:

• The day before. (Skip if using canned beans.) Place the dried beans and chili powder in a container large enough to allow water to cover by at least 2 inches. Leave on counter over night, at least 6 hours, or 12 hours in the refrigerator. After soaking the beans. If the beans have been soaking under refrigeration pull out at least 2 hours before cooking. In a 8 qt dutch oven or sauce pot over low heat add olive oil. When the oil shimmers add the meat and cook until done. Next add the onions, bell peppers, jalapeno, and seranos, sweat until onion is translucent. While the onion meat mixture is sweating, in a food processor or blender add the garlic, green chilies, chipotle, and pasilla. Blend until smooth. Ad garlic mixture to onion mix and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Add beans and enough water to cover. At this time add the scotch bonnets, cumin, and corriander. Increase heat to med high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook stirring occasionally until beans are tender adding water as needed. Add tomato paste. Cook until paste disolves add water if to thick.

CHILI.... FIVE ALARM

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown the beef, drain and set aside.Add onion and garlic sautee' on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon scoop the beef into a large crock pot. Combine all the ingredients in the crock pot EXCEPT, spicy topping!
• Stir to mix very well. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. If you are cooking on high you must stir once and awhile.
• In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for topping. Stir well to combine all the flavors together. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Drop a couple of spoon fulls on top! Sprinkle with colby cheese, Serve.

6WBM 5 ALARM CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey in a non-stick dutch oven or large pot along with onion, garlic and green pepper over medium heat until turkey is fully cooked. Drain off any excess oil.
• Add spices and beans. Stir together for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer low for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

FIVE-ALARM CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Combine anchos and 1½ cups water in bowl and microwave until softened, about 3 minutes. Drain and discard liquid. Process anchos, tomatoes and their juice, remaining 2 cups water, tortilla chips, chipotle, and adobo sauce in blender until smooth, about 1 minute; set aside.
• 2. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add beef, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook, breaking up pieces with spoon, until all liquid has evaporated and meat begins to sizzle, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain in colander; set aside.
• 3. Heat remaining 4 teaspoons oil in now-empty Dutch oven over medium-high heat until simmering. Add onions and jalapeños and seeds and cook until onions are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin, chili powder, oregano, coriander, sugar, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Pour in beer and bring to simmer. Stir in beans, reserved ancho-tomato mixture, and reserved cooked beef and bring to simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 50 to 60 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Serve.