My Best Chili Recipes
This web page has my best chili recipes. They include chili con carne, frito pie and carne con chili verde. The origins of chili con carne are obscure but we do know it was not a Mexican creation. It may have originated in old Spain, and is a corruption of the phrase 'chile con carne' or 'chili with meat', and merged with Anglo influences to become the chili we know in America. Wherever it came from I make it all the time. I eat it plain, spoon it over pasta, over corn bread and even on frito chips. However you eat it, it is good tasting.
Like many lovers of chili I have my own 'best chili' recipes that have been tested and modified over the years to what I consider perfection.
In my recipes I use the following abbreviations:- 't' refers to teaspoon
- 'T' refers to tablespoon
- 'c' means cup
- '#' means pound
- 'oz' means ounce
The first recipe is for a basic chili con carne complete with beans, meat and all the spices you would ever want. | My Best Chili Con Carne |
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| | | 5 c water | | 1 can beef broth | | 2 c dried pinto beans | | 4 onions, coursely chopped | | 2 italian green peppers | | .75 c chili powder | | .75 c cumin | | 5 cloves garlic, minced | | .5 stick butter (.25 cup) | | 2.5 # beef, any kind with bone | | 2 # pork ribs with bone | | 6 hot sausage links | | 1 can whole tomatoes (29 oz) | | 1 beef bouillon cube | | 1 T oregano | | 1 T minced ginger root | | 2 t powdered hot mustard (I use Coleman's) | | 2 t cayenne pepper | | 2 T corn flour | | 2 T salt | | pepper to taste | | 2 T+ vegetable oil | | | | In a large pot, place dried pinto beans, cover with water and boil for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and let sit 1 hour | | | | In a skillet, heat up the vegetable oil and brown the beef on both sides and the pork ribs on both sides. Take meat out and place in a bowl to use later. In same skillet, saute cut onions, peppers and garlic. | | | | When the beans are done soaking, rinse, return to pot and add the 5 cups water and beef bouillon (can and cube). Add in browned meat, sauteed vegetables and
deglaze
skillet with a little of the chili water. Add in butter and tomatoes and simmer, covered, for 4.5 hours. | | | | Take out beef and ribs, cut the meat off the bones and return meat to chili pot discarding the bones. Smash the tomatoes with a potato masher, add the spices and corn flour, mix well and simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered if chili looks too watery or covered if it is thick. Chili should be a little thick and not too watery. Serve. | | |
Next is a recipe for Frito Pie. It is basically chili poured over frito chips. This may not seem like much but the flavor combination produced is absolutely fantastic making this the one of the best chili recipes I have found. Just about everyone in the southwest United States has heard of Frito Pie.Stores in Santa Fe used to sell this by throwing a small bag of fritos on a plate, bag and all, slitting the bag down the middle and smothering it all with chili. | Frito Pie |
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| | | 1 bag Frito Chips | | 1 large onion, chopped | | .5 c grated cheese | | 1 tomato, coursely chopped | | 1 c shredded lettuce | | 1 T sour cream | | | | Heat up the chili and in a serving bowl add a handful of frito chips. Spoon a good portion of chili on the chips and top with onions, cheese, tomato, lettuce and sour cream. Serve. | | |
The next 'best chili' recipe is for Carne Con Chili Verde or 'meat with green chili peppers'.| Carne Con Chili Verde |
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| | | 1 # beef, cubed or ground beef | | 2 # pork ribs | | 3 medium potatoes, cubed | | 2 large onions, chopped | | 3 cloves garlic, sliced | | 3 tomatoes, quartered | | 2 jalapeno peppers, cut in half with ends and seeds removed and smashed | | 2 green chili peppers, cut in half with ends and seeds removed and smashed | | 1 c tomato sauce | | 3 c water | | salt and pepper to taste | | | | Brown the pork and beef and place in chili pot. Roast the tomatoes, jalapenos and green chilis on 250 degrees for 10 minutes then chop coursely and add to chili pot. Add tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, covered. | | | | Take out meat with bones, remove the meat from the bones, cut up and return to chili pot. Discard the bones. Simmer for 1 hour, covered. Water can be added as needed to 'thin up' this chili. Serve. | | |
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