{"id":906,"date":"2007-11-12T23:26:15","date_gmt":"2007-11-13T04:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/2007\/11\/12\/three-alarm-chili-con-carne\/"},"modified":"2007-11-12T23:26:15","modified_gmt":"2007-11-13T04:26:15","slug":"three-alarm-chili-con-carne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"I Feel Like the Pope of Chili-town"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight I made the most authentic chili I have ever made. Normally, I make a rote chili with ground turkey, onions, a can of tomatoes, and a can of kidney beans. But tonight I tried (generally) following a recipe from The Joy of Cooking<\/em><\/strong>. I’m inspired by my father-in-law, Al, who seems to have learned a new culinary trick from that book every time I see him.<\/p>\n

The weather’s been cool – perfect for long-cooking stove top stews.<\/p>\n

Here’s the recipe with my variations.<\/p>\n

3 lbs boneless beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1\/2 in pieces (I only got 1 1\/2 lbs, as I think a little meat goes a long way. And I didn’t pat it dry or cut it into smaller pieces.)<\/p>\n

salt<\/p>\n

olive oil<\/p>\n

2 cups chopped onions<\/p>\n

10 garlic cloves, chopped (I used a press on one whole bulb)<\/p>\n

2-6 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (I used thin, small Thai peppers – just broke them open and threw in 5-6)<\/p>\n

1\/2 chili powder (I had no idea this much was required…)<\/p>\n

One 28-ounce can of whole peeled tomatoes (I used most of a 1 1\/2 pound can – a gigantic can I got from Costco)<\/p>\n

1 tbsp red wine vinegar (didn’t have any so I used basalmic, probably 1\/4 c)<\/p>\n

4 cups water (I didn’t add any water at all)<\/p>\n

1. Saute the onions, garlic, peppers, and some salt in olive oil until soft.<\/p>\n

2. Add meat and brown.<\/p>\n

3. Stir in 1\/2 c chili powder. Cook for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

4. Add the tomatoes, red wine vinegar, and water (or not). Break up the tomatoes with the back of a large spoon.<\/p>\n

5. Simmer for 1 1\/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n

6. If you’re going to add kidney beans – cook them separately and add after step #4.<\/p>\n

7. Serve with homemade cornbread or homemade biscuits. We had the chili with biscuits tonight. Yum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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