Mr Masons Chili Recipes

MR. HANDY'S ALL DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Coarse chop onions and sauté in 4 tbs olive oil until caramelized in a 6 quart cooking pot.
• While onions are cooking coarse chop peppers and celery and place in bowl.
• Remove onions from pot (leaving oil) to bowl with peppers/celery; set aside.
• Add 2 tbs olive oil to pot.
• Combine chili powder and flour in small bowl and once well blended add to oil in pot.
• Add 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce and stir until smooth.
• Add Beef and Sausage to pot and stir until combined and well coated with sauce.
• Continue cooking over medium heat until browned.
• Add both cans of tomatoes to meat in pot and bring to light boil over medium heat.
• Add beans, pepper/celery/onion mixture, garlic, and all seasonings to pot and stir.
• Cover and reduce heat to lowest setting.
• Cook over low heat for at least four hours or up to 8 hours.
• In final hour of cooking remove cover and increase heat slightly to reduce liquid.
• Once chili reaches desired consistency replace cover and reduce heat back to low.
• Serve with side bowls of sour cream and shredded cheese (cheddar, or a good mix) and crackers.

MR. MASON'S CHILI

Steps:

• Place the ground beef and half the chili powder into a large saucepan over high heat, and cook until meat is browned, breaking the meat apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Mix in the onion, and cook and stir until onion is softened, about 10 more minutes. Stir in garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining chili powder, cumin, oregano, tomato paste, and cocoa powder, and cover pan.
• Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until meat is tender and flavors have blended, mixing enough water to make a thick chili, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally.