Block Party Chili Recipes

BLOCK PARTY BEANS

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add onion and celery; cook, uncovered, until tender. Stir in the soup, tomato paste and ketchup; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes. , Spoon into a large roaster. Stir in the beans, brown sugar and mustard. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour.

CHILI FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• In 8-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, cook beef and onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked and onions are tender; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes, bean liquid, tomato sauce, chili powder, sugar and salt, breaking up tomatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 1 1/4 hours.
• Stir in beans. Simmer uncovered about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until desired consistency.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut off the tops of bread loaves. Scoop out bread from the loaves, leaving a 1-inch thick wall. Brush the insides of the loaves with olive oil. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 5 minutes or until light golden brown. Place on serving plates. Spoon chili into bread bowls.

BLOCK PARTY CHILI

Steps:

• The chile powder can be purchased (McCormicks sells an ancho powder)or made at home using equal weights of anchos and guajillo dried peppers. Stem and deseed them and roast in a 300 F oven or indirectly on the grill. Roast the anchos for 8 minutes and the guajillos for 4 minutes. Cool and grind in a blender to a fine powder.
• Roast the corriander and cumin in a medium hot skillet for 3 or 4 minutes until the spices are fragrant. Grind them to a powder in a blender or mortar and pestle.
• Mix the spices and divide into 3 parts.
• Cook the ground chuck until it's gray and drain the grease.
• Cook the onion until transparent and add the garlic. Cook about 1 minute longer.
• Add the onion to the beef and add the tomatoes, bouillion cube and enough water to cover.
• Add the first portion of spices.
• Cook for 1 hour addling water if needed.
• Add the second portion of spices.
• Add the beans and lime juice.
• Cook for 30 more minutes.
• Add the last of the spices and cook for 15 more minutes adding water if needed.
• Taste and add salt and cayenne as needed.