Cold Weather Essentials Awesome Quick Chili Recipes

COLD WEATHER ESSENTIALS: AWESOME QUICK CHILI

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. To make this recipe, you will need a medium-sized soup pot (cast iron sounds good).
• 3. There are essentially three ways that you could make this recipe: 1. You could follow all the steps, not add the beef, and have meatless chili. Trust me, this chili is good with or without meat. 2. You could follow all the steps, add your own, uncooked beef, and simmer for about 2 hours, until the beef cubes get tender. 3. You could add the precooked beef (from my recipe), let it warm through and go for it in about 30 quick minutes
• 4. Here is the recipe I am using for the precooked beef. You can make it days, weeks, even months ahead of time, throw it in the freezer, and pull out when needed. I have over a dozen of these in my walk-in; along with packets of precooked chicken and pork, and other stuff. Using this method, you are not sacrificing one scintilla of flavor. But you are saving a ton of time. Here is the recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/beef/sous-vide-essentials-make-ahead-beef-for.html?r=1
• 5. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 6. Chop up and prep your veggies.
• 7. Add the oil to a soup pot over medium heat.
• 8. When the oil begins to simmer add the chopped onions.
• 9. Stir until the onions soften, about 3 - 4 minutes, and then add the garlic.
• 10. Stir until fragrant, about 60 seconds.
• 11. Add the dry spices.
• 12. Stir and mix with the onions and garlic, about 90 seconds.
• 13. Add the tomato paste, and stir to combine, about 60 seconds.
• 14. Add the beef stock and stir to combine, about 60 seconds.
• 15. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 16. Add the remainder of the liquid ingredients, and stir to combine, about 2 minutes.
• 17. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 18. Add the prepared beef, and warm through, about 5 minutes.
• 19. PREP/PREPARE
• 20. Serve in bowls while nice and warm. Enjoy.
• 21. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

QUICK CHILI I

Steps:

• In a large stock pot lightly brown ground beef, and drain if needed.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent.
• Add tomatoes, diced tomatoes with chile peppers, tomato sauce, water, kidney beans, pinto beans, chili powder, cumin, sugar, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes and then serve.

QUICK CHILI RECIPE (23 MINUTES!)

Steps:

• Dice the onion.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in pot or Dutch oven. Cook the onion for 4 to 5 minutes until translucent.
• Stir in the veggie crumbles and cook 1 more minute. Add the diced tomatoes and their juices, drained and rinsed kidney beans, chili powder, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and kosher salt.
• Bring to a simmer and simmer for 15 minutes. If it's very chunky, add up to 1 cup water or broth: all brands of diced tomatoes and veggie crumbles have different levels of moisture.
• Taste and add a few pinches kosher salt and some shakes of hot sauce to taste. Serve warm garnished with your favorite chili toppings.