Wednesdays Chili Ala Gloria Pitzer Recipes

THE BEST CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until just browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add the jalapeno and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, until coated and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the beef broth and crushed tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the cooked ground beef and any accumulated liquid, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the chili, partially covered, until the beef is tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the beans and their liquid and simmer uncovered until the beans are softened and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with sour cream, Cheddar and scallions. Serve with tortilla chips.

CLASSIC CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large soup kettle, saute green pepper, onions and celery in oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add kidney beans. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes longer. If desired, serve with tortilla chips.

WENDY'S CHILI CLONE

Steps:

• In large saucepan or dutch oven, over med/high heat, brown beef.
• Puree french onion soup in blender and pour over cooked beef.
• Cook and stir until mixture is consistency of rice.
• Stir in spices.
• Add undrained beans, tomato paste and sauce and stir well.
• Reduce heat to Low and simmer for 20 minutes or until piping hot and flavors have blended.
• Add additional salt and pepper, chili powder or Tabasco to taste.

WEDNESDAY'S CHILI ALA GLORIA PITZER

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown the ground beef.
• Break up the pieces into tiny rice like pieces.
• Drain well.
• Using a blender, process the can of onion soup with 1/2 of the ground beef mixture.
• Blend until it looks like cement mortar.
• Place beef mixture and remainining ground beef into a large saucepan.
• Add chili powder, cumin, black pepper, cocoa powder, cans of kidney beans, tomato paste, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and V-8 juice.
• Bring to boil and then simmer for a least one hour.
• I usually make mine in a crock pot on low for 8 hours after browning the beef and blending 1/2 of it in the onion soup.