Janes Chili Recipes

JAMES CONEY ISLAND CHILI

Steps:

• Cut the chuck roast into small bite-sized pieces (diced).
• In a 4-quart saucepan, brown the diced chuck roast in vegetable oil, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
• Add beef broth and water.
• Simmer beef for 1 hour on medium-low heat.
• Place tomatoes with juice in blender and blend until pureed.
• Strain the tomatoes to remove seeds and pulp.
• After beef has been simmering for 1 hour, add 2 cups of the pureed tomatoes.
• Add all the spices to meat and tomatoes and stir well.
• Simmer for 45 to 50 minutes on low heat, stirring from time to time.
• Combine the finely crushed saltine crackers, masa harina, and enough water to make a medium thick, smooth mixture (thickening sauce).
• Slowly pour enough of the thickening sauce into meat and tomato mixture, to bring it to a thick state, stirring constantly. Depending on how much the liquid has been reduced, you may need less of the thickener.
• Simmer on low heat and stir until chili reaches the desired consistency and ready to be served.

JANE'S VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
• Add 3 cups water and next 8 ingredients (through cannellini beans), stirring to combine.
• Combine remaining cup of water and tomato paste in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Stir tomato paste mixture into bean mixture.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Top with cheese, if desired.
• The prep time is estimated from how long it takes to chop 1-2 onions, open all those cans and mix up the tomato paste & water mixture.

JAMES BEARD CHILI

Steps:

• -Saute onions & garlic in the butter & oil (use a heavy dutch oven if you've got it, otherwise you can transfer to a casserole after stovetop dirctions --
• -Mix flour, Salt & Pepper in a bowl. Dredge meat in seasoned flour and add to onions. Turn meat occsionally until browned evenly.
• -Add rest of ingredients up to (including) wine and bring to a boil.
• Bake at 300 for 1 1/2 hours.
• -Add remaining ingredients and continue baking another 1/2 hour.
• Serve with rice and steamed broccoli.

JAMES' CHILLI

Steps:

• fry the onions until golden
• add the mince until brownws
• add the peppers & fry for a further 2 minutes
• then add the rest of the ingredients into the pan
• simmer for mins-1 hours
• you can have this ticking over on the stove all day, as with a curry the longer you cook it the better it is