Help me assemble the perfect chili recipe

5. Spices: Garlic, of course, unless that counts as a vegetable. Basil is nice, oregano and cumin are indisdensable. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. I like to add anise, which is unusual. And cinnamon.
Also ground cloves and allspice.
 
OK, I am a proud Iowan. My chili may not be your chili, but it has garnered rave reviews from people I believe to be better cooks than me.
2lbs 85/15 ground beef room temp
1quart bag of fresh, sliced, frozen tomatoes from the garden
3 15oz cans Mrs Grimes chili beans
1 can drained black beans
1 chopped red onion
1 chopped green bell pepper
3 table spoons chili powder
2 tea spoons salt
3 tea spoons coarse ground black pepper

Put meat in crock pot on high for 2 hours. Chop, flip, abuse like a rented mule until cooked and finely chopped.
Add everything else.
Cook on high for 4 hours stirring occasionally.
Reduce to low for 2 or 3 more hours.
Let cool down. Refrigerate until tomorrow or the day after.
Heat back up.
Garnish with whatever makes you happy- jalapenos, cheese, sour cream, whatever.

It is very mild spice with a hint of burn on the finish. I had a local chili cookoff winner tell me mine had more flavor than his. To each their own.

Go ahead, roast the shit out of me if you want.
 
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Lazy chili.

Pull two pounds of dall sheep backstrap steak from the freezer and before it thaws totally, slice it into 1/4" cubes. Brown up the meat and follow the recipe on the Carroll Shelby Chili box.

Don't put any f-ing beans in it.

Damn, it's good.
 
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