Large pot about $6 for about 30 minutes work.
Ingredients:
Red Pepper Powder – 1 tbs. Black Pepper – 1/4 tsp.
Ground Cumin – 1 tsp. Diced Beef – half pound Beer – 1 can
Beans – 1 can Stewed Tomatoes - 1 can Chili Con Carne – 1 can
You can not make a mistake. All ingredients are optional and can be added in varying amounts to taste. I know it is weird to have a can of chili in a chili recipe. This evolved from my collage days when I was not happy with my can of chili. I thought I would just add a little more meat. Then, I thought, I would add some sautéed onions and garlic - you see where this is going ...
Sauté diced half onion and garlic cloves in pot with oil with pepper powder and cumin. You could add 2 tbs. of flour to fry in the oil to form a sauce thickener (roux).
When the onions are slightly browned. Add the beef and sauté until the beef is browned. Add tomatoes.
Add the can of beans and the can of chili.
Pour in the can of beer.
Simmer at low heat for half an hour.
Taste test - If it needs salt, add a little sea salt to taste. A teaspoon of brown sugar can help round out the flavor.
The recipe is not too expensive and is quick to make. What I like about this recipe is it takes a can of ordinary chili and gives you the chance to expand it and adjust it to taste.
- Buy a chuck roast for $3-4/pound, dice as much as you want for your chili, freeze remaining roast in thick slices for later use in other meals.
- The red pepper can be mild or
hot; more or less than a tablespoon. I like to
use a large amount of mild pepper powder (like pasilla - chile negro) for color and
flavor, plus a teaspoon or so of a somewhat hotter pepper (like
- The cumin is far better tasting if you buy cumin seeds and grind it fresh yourself in a spinning blade coffee grinder.
- The beans can be canned black beans or pinto beans. I like to add a can of garbanzo beans. Usually it is best to rinse the beans to remove indigestible bean sugars that cause gas.
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