I got this recipe from Heidi and Meagan and I have made it with them before. Now that I'm flying solo and have about an hour and 15 minutes to wait while my chili simmers, I figured I would immortalize the recipe by adding it to the blog.
2 T olive oil (I truly hope that the capital T means tablespoon :)
1.5 cups chopped onions (There's nothing like onion crying away your sorrows at 6:00am.)
8 garlic cloves (I purchased a garlic press for this adventure.)
3 lbs ground chuck (Too bad they always come in 1.25 lb packages)
5 T chili powder
1 T ground cumin
1 t dried basil
1/2 t dried oregano
1/2 t dried thyme
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes in puree
1 14.5 oz can chicken broth
1 12 oz bottle of beer (In case you were curious, I used Coors Light.)
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 15 oz can chili beans
2 cups frozen corn
Heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat. (Danny couldn't keep a straight face when I told him I was making the chili in my ditch oven.)
Add onions and garlic. Saute until onions are translucent, this should take about 8 minutes.
Add meat and saute until brown. This should take about 5 minutes...unless you have 3.75 lbs in there. It takes longer. If you have a ridiculous amount of meat, I suggest taking some out and figuring out a plan to repurpose it. I think I'm going to make a meat sauce for pasta.)
Add chili powder, cumin, basil. oregano, and thyme. Stir 2 minutes.
Mix in tomatoes, chicken broth, beer, and tomato paste. (I recommend putting the tomato paste in before the beer so you can pour the beer into the tomato paste can and get any residual paste out of the can.)
Simmer until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. This should take about an hour and 15 minutes. (That's where I'm at right now.)
Mix in beans and corn.
Simmer 5 more minutes.
This note at the end of the recipe broke my heart a little when I read it this morning: Best when made the day before. That would have been great to know yesterday. But now I'll remember that for next time!
P.S. This a great recipe to make and freeze.
P.P.S. I didn't stir for 2 minutes between adding the liquid ingredients. I wasn't trying to be a rebel; I just missed that part since the recipe was written in paragraph form and I missed that step. It seems to be fine :)
2 T olive oil (I truly hope that the capital T means tablespoon :)
1.5 cups chopped onions (There's nothing like onion crying away your sorrows at 6:00am.)
8 garlic cloves (I purchased a garlic press for this adventure.)
3 lbs ground chuck (Too bad they always come in 1.25 lb packages)
5 T chili powder
1 T ground cumin
1 t dried basil
1/2 t dried oregano
1/2 t dried thyme
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes in puree
1 14.5 oz can chicken broth
1 12 oz bottle of beer (In case you were curious, I used Coors Light.)
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 15 oz can chili beans
2 cups frozen corn
Heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat. (Danny couldn't keep a straight face when I told him I was making the chili in my ditch oven.)
Add onions and garlic. Saute until onions are translucent, this should take about 8 minutes.
Add meat and saute until brown. This should take about 5 minutes...unless you have 3.75 lbs in there. It takes longer. If you have a ridiculous amount of meat, I suggest taking some out and figuring out a plan to repurpose it. I think I'm going to make a meat sauce for pasta.)
Add chili powder, cumin, basil. oregano, and thyme. Stir 2 minutes.
Mix in tomatoes, chicken broth, beer, and tomato paste. (I recommend putting the tomato paste in before the beer so you can pour the beer into the tomato paste can and get any residual paste out of the can.)
Simmer until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. This should take about an hour and 15 minutes. (That's where I'm at right now.)
Mix in beans and corn.
Simmer 5 more minutes.
This note at the end of the recipe broke my heart a little when I read it this morning: Best when made the day before. That would have been great to know yesterday. But now I'll remember that for next time!
P.S. This a great recipe to make and freeze.
P.P.S. I didn't stir for 2 minutes between adding the liquid ingredients. I wasn't trying to be a rebel; I just missed that part since the recipe was written in paragraph form and I missed that step. It seems to be fine :)
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