Dads Famous Chili Recipes

DAD'S SUNDAY CHILI

Steps:

• Combine kidney beans, chili beans, diced tomatoes, onion, and tomato paste in a large stockpot; cook and stir over low heat until onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Mix beef and sausage into bean mixture; season with cumin, garlic salt, and chili powder. Reduce heat to medium low, cover stockpot, and cook chili for 30 minutes more.

DAD'S CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef and ground pork. Cook and stir until the meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Set meat aside. Melt the butter in the pot over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked meat, pinto beans, tomatoes, parsley, chili powder, pepper, monosodium glutamate, salt, and cumin. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour.

DAD'S FAMOUS CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown beef in skillet and drain fat.
• Heat oil in separate frying pan and add 1/2 of the chopped onions, sauté until soft, but not brown.
• In blender, purify the other 1/2 of onion, the red bell pepper, garlic, black pepper, and tomato puree.
• Pour the blended ingredients, ground beef, and sautéed onions into a crock pot or a large stock pot.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, chipotle, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, chili powder and stir.
• Simmer in pot for about 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• The longer you leave it cooking on low heat, the more the spices and seasonings will blend together and the better it will be.
• Serve over cooked white rice.

DAD'S BEST CHILI

Steps:

• In a large 6-8 quart stock pot, brown the sausage and ground beef together, adding the diced green pepper and onion in the last 5 minutes or so.
• Add the bouillon cubes, garlic, diced chili pepper (if used), tomato paste, and all seasonings EXCEPT bay leaves. Stir well until completely mixed.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes (including liquid), canned diced green chilis, ale or stout (if used), and the bay leaves. Then carefully mix in the kidney and black beans being careful not to mash the beans.
• Simmer on low for at least 45 minutes, up to 2 hours. Be careful not to burn the bottom.
• Serve with crackers and shredded cheddar cheese; add a splash of pepper sauce if you like it HOT.
• This recipe makes about 6 quarts of chili that tastes even better the second day, and withstands freezing very well.
• NOTE:.
• If using dried beans, adjust the recipe as follows:.
• 1 lb. + 1 cup dried kidney beans.
• 1 cup dried black beans.
• 3 Tblsp sugar.
• 1½ Tblsp salt ADDITIONAL to recipe.
• Dried beans must be soaked overnight and PRECOOKED BEFORE being added to chili (simmer black beans for 45 minutes, kidney beans for 1 hr 45 minutes.