Sweet Spicy Chili Recipes

AWARD-WINNING SWEET AND SPICY CHILI

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Reserve the bacon grease for later.
• In a large Dutch oven, brown the beef and sausage over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper. Drain the grease and set the meat aside.
• In the same pot, drizzle about a tablespoon of the reserved bacon grease and sauté the diced peppers and onion. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder and cook until translucent and tender, about 5-8 minutes.
• Add the beef and sausage back to the pot, then add the remaining ingredients: V-8, ketchup, tomatoes, kidney beans, brown sugar, lemon juice, worcestershire, vinegar, mustard, molasses, and sriracha. Mix well.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add the bacon in the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with bread or crackers and top with sour cream, cheese, or any of your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

WAYNE'S SWEET AND SPICY BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute until translucent, 6 to 9 minutes. Add bell peppers. Saute until soft, stirring occasionally, 6 to 9 minutes. Stir in serrano peppers and hot chili seasoning; continue mixing for another 3 to 6 minutes. Transfer onions and peppers to a large pot.
• Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 6 to 9 minutes. Transfer to the large pot.
• Pour kidney beans, Northern beans, tomato puree, and diced tomatoes into the pot. Add ketchup in order to achieve desired consistency. Stir in habanero pepper and sugar. Simmer chili over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 36 minutes. Top with Mexican cheese blend.

SWEET AND SPICY CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown steak in oil. Remove and set aside. Add the ground beef, onions and garlic to the pan; cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain., Return steak to the pan; stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours or until beef is tender.

SWEET AND SPICY GROUND BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season ground beef with salt and pepper; cook and stir in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Remove meat to a colander to drain and then set aside in a large bowl. Drain and discard grease from skillet between batches.
• While meat is cooking, combine stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, and garlic salt in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth.
• Heat olive oil in a 16-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, onions, green pepper, red pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and onion has turned translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add reserved meat, stewed tomato puree, and undrained light and dark red kidney beans. Simmer for 1 hour.

CHILI - SWEET AND SPICY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed stock pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned thoroughly about 8 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
• Add sirloin, garlic, onions, shallots, green and red bell peppers and continue to cook for an additional 12 minutes, making sure to thoroughly brown the sirloin and get a good carmelization on the vegetables.
• Add the tomato paste, espresso, dried seasonings, and sugar. Saute and thoroughly mix over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add beans, stock, tomatoes, beer, and hot peppers and let simmer for one hour over medium-low heat, stirring the mixture every 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer for additional one hour, using the reserved drained tomato juice to thin if needed.
• Serve hot with the garnish of your choice: cheddar cheese, sour cream, green onions, etc.

1 SPICY SWEET HONEY CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble ground beef in large pan; add accent flavor enhancer (optional).
• Brown ground beef.
• Add onion, green pepper, and garlic.
• Cook until onion is translucent/brown; drain oil.
• Add tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, chili beans, chili powder, cumin, thyme, salt and cinnamon.
• Stir and simmer on low for at least 25 minutes.
• Add honey; stir again.
• Serve alone, over rice, or spaghetti.
• Serve with cheese & crackers is a must!
• Oh--great with corn bread as well!

SWEET & SPICY CHILI

Steps:

• Partially brown the sausage in a separate pan, some of it will still be pink, and drain the excess moisture/grease.
• In a large soup pot, over high heat, add sausage, tomatoes, beans, and chili powder.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium.
• While this boils, chop the peppers. (I used 2 poblanos, and 3 small bell peppers.).
• Add these to the pot as well. Stir thoroughly, add cocoa.
• Lower heat to simmer, about 1.5-2 hours, uncovered.
• The mixture should thicken.
• Taste, and add more chili powder if desired.

SWEET AND SPICY VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Add chopped onions, bell pepper, and garlic.
• Sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaf, green chilies, and salt, if desired.
• Stir until veggies are evenly coated.
• Add vegetable broth, tomatoes and beans (with their liquids), and frozen corn.
• Add remaining ingredients (except garnishes) and mix thoroughly.
• Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for at least 30 minutes, or until chili reaches desired consistency.
• Serve hot with desired garnishes.