Chili Recipe With Dogs
For Zay who paid me the compliment of asking for my chili recipe last night.
This chili was made on the spot, as the gourmet vegetarian three-bean chili I was attempting to make didn’t work out at all, since our pintos that we’ve had in storage since forever waiting for Armageddon refused to cook in spite of being soaked all night. So…
First, I roasted two pablano peppers that I had impulsively bought at Krogers earlier in the day. I did it on the grill, cooking them until the skins were bubbling off the pepper and could easily be peeled. Here is a link to another way to do it if you don’t want to break out the grill.
I chopped up two smallish white onions, one red bell pepper and three cloves garlic and added them to 1 1/2 pounds of “chili meat” aka chunky looking ground beef. So the veggies basically fried in beef fat, which is yummy. I peeled and chopped the pablanos and added them to the mix. Then I drained the fat off and added a can of fire roasted chopped tomatos and a little can of tomato sauce.
At this point, I added a tablespoon or two of pretty generic chili powder. To amp up the flavor, I added a tablespoon of adobo sauce from a can of “chilis in adobo sauce.”
Being beanless, I rummaged in the pantry and located a can of kidney beans. I drained those and added them to the chili. Then it simmered until the cornbread was ready. It was served with sour cream and cheddar cheese, although it would have been Asadero if I’d had any. Also, the cilantro was wilted, or it might have found its way into a few bowls as well.
I really love this butter and buttermilk cornbread recipe. I reduce the sugar to 1/2 a cup and my family can’t stop eating it. It’s the stick of butter that goes into making it, I’m sure. That, and the rich taste of the buttermilk, which I’ve taken to using in pancakes, muffins and in Greg’s case, poured over saltines–surprisingly good!
Since every post needs a picture, here is one of Salsa and Wile E. admiring my breakfast of leftover chicken thigh.
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You use ingredients that I’ve never heard of. It makes me want to make homemade chili–nothing better. And I LOVE cornbread!!
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so glad you included the corn bread recipe too. i was going to ask for that next.
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Love the photo of your two hovering friends!
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Okay, I’m gonna do this! Let’s get started!
“First, I roasted two pablano peppers”
*sounds of rummaging and more rummaging*
Okay, I give up.
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