Super Bowl Chili Recipe

So the playoffs are done and everyone is gearing up for one of the biggest nights… Super Bowl Sunday!  There’s something about a nice big bowl of chili that just brightens your day.  Maybe its the aroma of chipotle and chili pepper combined with onions, garlic, tomatoes and ground beef that lures you in.  All I know is that no matter what the occasion be it big or small, chili is definitely a comfort food in my book.  Just serve it with rice, cornbread or even nachos…. YUM!!!!

Start off assembling your chili paste ingredients: red chili powder, chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, thyme, and ground coriander seeds.

In a small bowl mix the chili powder, chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, thyme, and ground coriander seeds.

Mix in water so that chili forms a light paste. Then set aside.

Cook the bacon in a large skillet on medium high heat until crisp.

Use a slotted spoon to remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel.

Pour bacon fat from the pan into a separate container, reserve. When the bacon cools, crumble it into smaller pieces and set aside. Now this is the time, where you try your hardest to not eat any. 🙂

In a large dutch pan heat 1-2 teaspoon of olive oil, and add the ground beef.

Make sure to break up the ground beef in pieces.

Once the ground beef is cooked all the way remove to a small bowl and set aside.

Add a tablespoon of the reserved bacon fat to the dutch pot.  Then add the chopped onions and garlic, sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.

Add the chili paste and cook for 2-3 more minutes.

Stir it all together now… can you smell that…. mmmmmmmmmm!

Once the onion chili mix comes together, add the cooked ground beef.

Then add the can of diced tomatoes and tomato paste, water, lime juice and sugar….

add the bacon…

Heat the chili on medium high heat until it comes to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low.  Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.  Then uncover and cook for another half hour, making sure the temperature is at a nice simmer.

Mix the cornstarch powder into a little water to dissolve the corn starch.  If not mixed well then clumps will form and that is not tasty… and add to the chili to thicken it.

Gently mix in the kidney beans and black beans. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

If you find that the chili is to acidic then more sugar may need to be added to balance out the flavors.  If you need a litte more kick then more chili powder can be added or jalape˜ños.

Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese and sliced red onions…

Enjoy!

Super Bowl Chili Recipe

*Chili Paste

2 tablespoon red chili powder

1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon thyme

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds

3-4 tablespoon water

*Chili

4 strips of bacon

1 lb. lean ground beef (less than 10% fat)

1 medium white onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 14-oz can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 14-oz can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes

1-2 tablespoon olive oil

1-2 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in a couple tablespoons of water

Salt/ Black Pepper

Optional Additions:

Grated cheddar cheese

Finely diced red onions

In a small bowl mix the chili powder, chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, thyme, and ground coriander seeds.  Mix in water so that chili forms a light paste. Then set aside.

Cook the bacon in a large skillet on medium high heat until crisp.  Use a slotted spoon to remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel.  Pour bacon fat from the pan into a separate container, reserve. When the bacon cools, crumble it into smaller pieces and set aside.

In a large dutch pan heat 1-2 teaspoon of olive oil, and add the ground beef.  Make sure to break up the ground beef in pieces.  Once the ground beef is cooked all the way remove to a small bowl and set aside.

Add a tablespoon of the reserved bacon fat to the dutch pot.  Then add the chopped onions and garlic, sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.  Add the chili paste and cook for 2-3 more minutes.  Stir it all together now.

Once the onion chili mix comes together, add the cooked ground beef.  Then add the can of diced tomatoes and tomato paste, water, lime juice and sugar.  Then add the bacon.

Heat the chili on medium high heat until it comes to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low.  Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.  Then uncover and cook for another half hour, making sure the temperature is at a nice simmer.

Mix the cornstarch powder into a little water to dissolve the corn starch.  If not mixed well then clumps will form and that is not tasty… and add to the chili to thicken it.

Gently mix in the kidney beans and black beans. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

If you find that the chili is to acidic then more sugar may need to be added to balance out the flavors.  If you need a litte more kick then more chili powder can be added or jalape˜ños.

**Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese and chopped red onions on top.  Serve with cornbread, tortilla chips, or rice**

Enjoy!