Supremely Hot Texas Chili Recipes

EXTRA HOT TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, brown half of the meat in hot oil.
• With a slotted spoon, remove meat and set aside.
• Add remaining meat, onion, garlic, cumin, and ground chile peppers; cook till meat is brown.
• Return rest of meat to pan.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• simmer, uncovered, for 1-1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with hot cooked Pinto Beans.

SUPREMELY HOT TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy large seasoned pot, brown meat in small amount of extra virgin olive oil. Add onions, garlic and green peppers all together, stirring frequently. Meat should be light brown in color, and onions transparent.
• 2. Add all spices at once, as well as seasonings, stirring well.
• 3. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauces, enchilada sauces, and beef broth, stir well, and be careful not to bruise the sauce.
• 4. Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Add 2 cups water, brown sugar, vinegar, and tabasco sauce. Stirring occasionally.
• 5. Cook uncovered 1 hour longer, stirring frequently. Skim off accumulated fat. If beans are desired, add beans and juice to pot during last 30 minutes of cooking.
• 6. Serve hot in bowls with your choice of toppings. May be frozen for later use.

TEXAS-STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet, toast cumin and coriander seeds until fragrant. In a mortar and pestle, or in a coffee grinder, grind to a powder and set aside.
• Meanwhile, roughly cut beef into 2-inch cubes, or slice it against the grain into pieces about 1/4-inch thick by 1 1/2 inches square. Sprinkle with salt.
• In a large, heavy pot over high heat, heat oil until shimmering. Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, brown the meat, turning occasionally until crusty. Adjust heat to prevent scorching. As it is cooked, remove the meat to drain on paper towels. Add more oil as needed for browning, but do not clean out the pot.
• To the empty but crusty pot, add onion, garlic, jalapeños, masa harina or tortilla (if using), chile powder, cumin-coriander powder and oregano. Cook, stirring, until onion has softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add meat, beer, tomatoes, chocolate, whole dried chiles and 1 quart water. Bring to a gentle simmer and simmer about 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is fork-tender. Remove the dried chiles. Taste and add salt if necessary.
• Serve immediately or let cool and refrigerate. The chili tastes best one or two days after it is made.
• Reheat over low heat if necessary and serve in bowls, sprinkled with chopped onion and cilantro. Add Fritos for crunch, or dip tortillas into the spicy gravy.

TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Tear the guajillo and ancho chiles into about 1-inch pieces. In a medium saucepan, toast the chiles over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and darkened in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and enough water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the chiles are softened, about 10 minutes. Drain well and discard the liquid.
• Transfer the chili mixture to a blender with the beef broth, cornmeal, oregano and cumin. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. In a large bowl, toss the beef with the salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook the meat until browned on all sides, 8-10 minutes per batch.
• Return all the beef to the pot and stir in the chili mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir in the cider vinegar. Season the chili to taste with salt. Serve topped with queso fresco, pickled jalapeños, cilantro and corn chips, if you like.

EASY TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Cook and stir the beef, onion, and bell pepper in a large pot over medium heat until the beef is brown and onion and pepper are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain grease from beef.
• Stir in beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, jalapenos (if using), chili powder, red pepper flakes, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder. Bring mixture to a slow boil; cover and reduce heat. Simmer chili at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally so that it does not stick. This chili can be simmered for several hours; the longer you simmer, the more flavor you will get.