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I'm a Southerner, born and bred (though you'd never know it from my accent, I'm told). I like to eat 'til I'm tired out from eating, hear good storytelling 'til I can recite the stories in my sleep (Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.), watch people, look at sparkly things, listen to good bluegrass music, dream about owning a dog, tell crazy stories about my family, and organize things.

14 March 2006

Tommy's Chili

I think a few of you had asked for Tommy's Chili Recipe.
Here it is....so delicious! Let me know how it turns out if you decide to make it.

He usually just uses a lot of one kind of chili powder instead of getting so involved with buying the separate chili powders. Also, he cuts the meat into tiny little cubes vs. using a ground meat. It's much leaner that way.


Dog Breath Chili
Source: www.chilicookoff.com

Ingredients:

6 ounces regular breakfast sausage
2 teaspoons Wesson(R); Oil
3 pounds tri-tip beef, cut into small pieces or coarse ground
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) beef broth
1/4 teaspoon oregano
3 tablespoon cumin
7 cloves Gilroy garlic
2 tablespoons Gebhardt(R) chile powder
1 tablespoon hot chile powder
1 tablespoon mild chile power
5 tablespoons red chile powder
1 can (8 ounces) Hunt’s(R) Tomato Sauce
1 can (10 ounces) Ro*Tel(R) Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
3 Dried California chile peppers, boiled and pureed
1 Dried New Mexico chile peppers, boiled and pureed
5 Dried Cascabel chile peppers, boiled and pureed
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 teaspoon Tabasco Pepper Sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
Juice of one limesalt to taste

Instructions:

Brown the sausage, dry, and set aside. Heat oil in a pot, and brown the beef. Add the cooked sausage to the pot. Add the onion and beef broth to cover the meat. Boil for 15 minutes. Add oregano and half of the cumin. Reduce heat to a light boil, and then add the garlic. Combine the chile powders into a mixture, then add half of that mixture, and cook 15 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and Ro*Tel with the puree from the dried peppers. Add the chicken broth for the desired consistency. Cook for one hour, stirring often. Add the remaining chile powder mixture and the remaining cumin, and simmer for another 25 minutes on low to medium heat. Turn up the heat to a light boil, and add the Tabasco, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, lime juice and salt.

5 Comments:

Blogger Crystal said...

Oh it is absolutely hands down the best chili ever. Don't forget the pineapple on the side, it's a beautiful thing.

11:42 AM  
Blogger juliebelle said...

i don't think we added sausage when we made it in little rock...

good stuff, indeed.

12:56 PM  
Blogger juliebelle said...

no, apparently he did add sausage after all. he said it's there to add a little fat/flavor. he also cooks beans and rice separately to add when serving.

6:55 PM  
Blogger ashley said...

Yummmy! It's looks great ... maybe I can talk Mom into bringing me some of the ingredients on her next trip!

1:26 PM  
Blogger Troy said...

This sounds GOOD! We will try.

4:58 PM  

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