Texas Chili Bride Groom Cookbook Recipes

TEXAS CHILI WITH ALL THE FIXIN'S

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large 8-quart-heavy bottomed stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 7-10 minutes.
• Add in the chili powder, paprika, cumin, and oregano and stir until the spices are well combined.
• Add in the ground beef, sausage and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook the meat, stirring frequently, until cooked through, 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. Adjust the seasonings with more salt or chipoltle chiles if necessary. Serve with any or all of the suggested fixin's.
• Fixin's: Grated Sharp Cheddar, Chopped Green Onion, Sour Cream, Crumbled Corn Chips, Red Pepper Flakes, Chopped Jalapeno Chiles.
• Note: You can find canned chipoltle chiles in adobo sauce (smoked jalapenos in a thick red sauce) in supermarkets and Latino specialty markets.

TEXAS CHILI - BRIDE & GROOM COOKBOOK

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in an 8-quart heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring occassionally, until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chili powder, and oregano and stir until the spices are well combined. Add the ground beef, sausage and 1 teaspoon of the kosher salt. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook the meat, stirring frequently, until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir remaining ingredients. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occassionally, for 1 hour. Adjust the seasonings with more kosher salt if necessary. Serve with any or all the suggested fixin's.

AUTHENTIC 1840 TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Render the fat to liquid.
• Add the beef, and brown lightly, then add onions and garlic.
• (IMPORTANT Do NOT drain the fat or drippings).
• Cook over medium heat, until onions are translucent, then add spices, stirring gently until blended.
• Continue over low heat for at least two hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
• Add salt to taste, though it doesn't need much.
• If it gets too thick, you can add water, but remember that chili is reputed to be able to stand a spoon up straight!
• Its edible after two hours, but improves vastly with time, so don't be afraid to cook 6 or 8 or ten hours --
• After you've tried the "original" recipe as above, you could add one or two jalapeno's, a single tomato and/or green pepper, just to fully appreciate how far this dish has evolved -- .