This is some rocking chili--my brother and my best friend's brother once ate like 10lbs of meat of it in one sitting....so make alot if you are feeding people who like to eat lols. I use turkey, rather than beef cuz my brother doesnt eat beef and so its less fattening :) I think the original recipe came from Cooking Light....but I adjust it whenever I make it...here it is:
Ingredients:
6 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound ground sirloin (I replace this with ground turkey)
1 jalapeño pepper, chopped (I usually dont add this, but i will add about a teaspoon of ground chipotle and or cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves
1 1/4 cups Merlot or other fruity red wine
2 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Heat a large dutch oven/pot over medium-high heat.
- Remove casings from sausage.
- Add sausage, onion, and the next 4 ingredients (onion through jalapeño) to pan; cook 8 minutes or until meat is browned, stirring to crumble.
- Add chili powder and the next 7 ingredients (chili powder through bay leaves), and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Stir in wine, tomatoes, and kidney beans; bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Uncover and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Discard the bay leaves.
- Sprinkle each serving with cheddar cheese.
This is the one you made when we went camping, right? Soooo good. It was good by itself, over the hot dog, and the next day...over eggs, and over ramen!!! Slurp. Damn. Now I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteA pot of chili costs $100??? Or u bought other stuff?
ReplyDeleteYep. the one I made for camping :) i made like a giant pot of it....im sure warren and my mom will eat it all before the week is out tho....
ReplyDelete@goosey: I bought other stuff too....but this was a rather expensive chili too...prob at least $25.....had to buy alot of meat and it wasnt on sale :P