Really Old Fashioned Chili With Salsa Cruda Recipes

SALSA CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the salsa, beans and tomato juice; heat through. Serve with the cheese, peppers, sour cream and onions if desired.

BRIGHT SUMMER SALAD

Steps:

• Clean corn, blanch three minutes in boiling water. Transfer to extremely hot grill or grill pan and grill until there are deep brown grill stripes on the corn. (Alternately, just cook the corn on the grill.) Slice corn from the cob, place in bowl.
• Cut tomatoes to a 3/8" dice, add to corn in bowl.
• Peel and dice red onion to 1/4" dice or smaller. Add to bowl.
• Remove seeds, ribs and inner membrane from jalapeno, chop very fine. Add to bowl.
• Chiffonade basil; should be about 1/2 cup after slicing. Add to bowl.
• Chop cilantro; should be a scant 1/4 cup after chopping. Add to bowl.
• Add salt, add lime juice, toss. Chill if desired, or serve immediately.

CURLEY'S OLD FASHIONED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar.
• (If baking powder or soda appear at all lumpy, sift them in).
• Stir well to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and oil.
• Place the butter in a 9 or 10 inch skillet and place in the oven and heat until the butter melts and is sizzling seriously.
• Tilt the pan to coat the sides of the skillet.
• As the butter's melting, quickly pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and, using a wooden spoon, stir the wet and dry together with as few strokes as possible--- only as many as are needed to combine the two.
• Don't beat it!
• Scrape the batter into the hot, buttery skillet.
• It should sizzle.
• Place it in the oven immediately.
• Bake until golden brown on top, about 25 to 30 minutes.

SUMMER TOMATO-CORN SALSA CRUDA (RAW SAUCE) FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Crush garlic in garlic press or mortar and mash with salt to create a paste. Add the olive oil and mix well.
• Chop tomatoes in 1/2-inch cubes. Add them with juices to garlic mixture in large bowl.
• Use a small, sharp knife to cut the corn kernels from the cob. Add to the bowl.
• Finely chop basil and parsley. Add to bowl, along with lots of pepper. Add chopped jalapenos, if desired. Mix well, cover, and let stand at room temperature while cooking pasta. For the most flavor, let the sauce stand longer (1-3 hours), but do not refrigerate.
• Cook 1 pound of your favorite pasta, drain, and toss with sauce. Serve with freshly grated parmesan or your favorite cheese or cheese substitute, if desired (I don't think it needs any).

SMOKED CHUCK SHOULDER CHILI

Steps:

• Cut smoked chuck into 1x2-inch cubes or smaller if you like.
• In hot Dutch oven with hot peanut oil, sauté onions and garlic until tender.
• Add chuck, jalapeños, chili powder, cumin, cocoa powder, paprika, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
• Mix together well and continue to cook until heated well.
• Add beef broth, tomato sauce, vinegar and bay leaf.
• Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer.
• Remove bay leaf after 15 minutes.
• Simmer 1-1 1/2 hours stirring often,adding water if necessary.
• Add chopped bell pepper and continue simmering until peppers are tender.

DAVE'S OLD FASHIONED CHILI

Steps:

• In a frying pan, brown ground beef. Drain. Add remaining ingredients and drained ground beef into a 6 quart pot. Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• A note added: "Dave likes to add fresh, chopped onions on top of his chili serving.".
• My note: I'm guessing that by "small red beans" he meant pinto beans.
• This yields 16 (8 ounce) servings.