Kick Off Chili Recipes

KICK-OFF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a deep pot over medium heat. Cook the ground sirloin til lightly browned (8-9 mins). Add the onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin and cook for another 3 minutes. Add the beans and tomatoes with their liquid and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 40 minutes stirring throughout. Add the monterrey jack cheese and serve with a dollop of sour cream. You can even add a few tortilla chips.

MIGHTY MATT'S KICK-BUTT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir just until you start to smell the garlic, 2-3 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring frequently, until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, and water. Season with the chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, oregano, cayenne, and sugar. Place the mixture over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1 hour.
• Remove the cover and stir in the beans. Replace the cover and continue cooking until fully heated through, about 15 minutes.

MEAT LOVERS "KICK OFF CHILI"

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown ground beef and ground pork sausage with 1 lg onion coarsely chopped and 2cloves of garlic minced.Add 1lg green bell pepper cut into 3/4" chunks and smoked sausage cut into 3/4"chunks; continue cooking 5-10 min longer. Reduce heat to low; drain fat. Blend in spices and chopped tomatoes with all their juice. Simmer 5-10min. Stir in kidney beans (reserve liquid). In a bowl, blend a little of the reserved bean liquid with cornmeal to consistency similar to pancake batter; mix with chili simmering another 10-15min. Stirring occasionally.