Kevin's Kickass Chili...

[kdryan]

I think I promised someone this, but even if I didn't, I think you'll like it...

Get ready, because it's an all day affair! Really, I usually start about 9:00 am and it takes about 5 hours to make about 4 quarts.

This month was:

Stock:
2 lb stew beef in 1" squares
1½ lb ground hot Italian Sausage
56 oz Tomato Sauce
24 oz Tomato paste
12 oz beer (I prefer Budweiser)
1 cup water

Spices:
Mesquite marinade
1 or 2 large jalapeno peppers
1 large bell pepper
1 clove garlic
3 tblsp ground red pepper (or chili powder)
2 tblsp oregano
1 tblsp cumin

Start the previous night by letting the beef soak in the marinade over night.

Pour the tomato sauce and paste into a crock pot. Chop up the bell pepper and add it as well. While that is stewing, cook the beef in a skillet with one tablespoon vegetable oil, turning each piece individually, until it's rare. Add the beef and cook for at least an hour, until the beef becomes tender.

Mince the Jalapeno and garlic as fine as possible. I try not to have jalapeno pieces more than 1mm square. Place the peppers, and spices in a crock pot and mix thoroughly. Let it stew for about four hours, stirring every half hour. Some time during that time, add 1 cup water. The water is optional, depending on how thick you like your chili.

After about 3½ or 4 hours, cook the sausage and add it to the mix.

Add the beer about 1 hour before serving.

The wife likes me to add 2 cans of kidney beans, but I fight her every step of the way.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

Serve in a glass or crockery bowl, with raw chopped onions, sour cream, and shredded cheese.



Kevin

[Thunders Mom]

Interesting about the beer...does it give a beer flavor or what? I thought for sure you were going to say at the end, drink beer while cooking.

[Clanceycanuck]

That sounds good.

[kdryan]

It's not really a beer flavor, but it does add an interesting taste. By the time you eat it, all of the alcohol has cooked out of it and it leaves something really mellow. I've tried it both ways and you can really tell a difference.

Kevin

[CJs Mom]

What kind/brand of mesquite marinade do you use? Is it a liquid or a powdered mix that has to have liquid added?

[kdryan]

I don't really have a favorite. Bottled is more convenient, and I usually try to stay away from the lower end stuff.

To me the important elements here are good quality meat, FRESH vegetables, and serving it with the raw onions and fresh shredded cheese on top with a quick dollop of sour cream on it.

Whatever you do, just please do not eat it out of a plastic bowl!

Kevin

[kdryan]

Nothing to say, I just didn't want the last post in this thread to be SPAM!

Kevin

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spam and trolls in a recipe thread, now that is quite the thing to behold.

[BoatDog]

He wants to ignore trolls so he bumps the post...add 'em to the chili and it'll up the protein factor!

[Jinx]

i like my trolls well done. never tried them in chili, though.