Tonys Chili Recipes

TONY'S HE-MAN CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Brown bacon in large Dutch oven. Remove, crumble and set aside. Slice sausage into one-inch pieces and fry in bacon fat until brown. Remove and set aside with bacon. Pour off excess fat and fry ground beef. Drain and set aside with other meats.
• 2. Pour off excess fat from pot. Saute onion, bell pepper, garlic, and hot pepper over low heat for 2 or 3 minutes. Mash tomatoes. Add tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, Burgundy wine, and meats to onion mixture. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer. Season to taste with creole seasoning and simmer for 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally. Add beans with liquid and heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

TONY'S FAVORITE CHILI

Steps:

• combine rotel, tomato paste, roasted garlic, chipotles in adobo, hickory smoke salt, water, boullion powder, and chili powder in an 8 qt soup pot.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• In a frying pan cook the turkey burger in small pieces.
• Cut all fat from the bacon and only use the lean, cut into small pieces and throw into soup pot raw.
• Add the cooked turkey burger to the soup pot and simmer for a couple of hours.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add the canned beans without draining them, and the refried beans.
• Season with a sprinkle or two of cayenne pepper, simmer for another 1/2 an hour or so.
• Serves about 12 servings of 2 cups each.