There
are a couple things that man can cook - Chili is his piec d'resistance. It's
better than Mama's. It's better than mine. It's better than any chili I have
ever eaten in my life. Try it.
1
lbs. lean, ground beef (chili grind, if available)
1
lb hot breakfast sausage
4
strips bacon, cut in pieces
1
medium onion, chopped
1/2
roasted, peeled, chopped poblano pepper
3-4
cloves garlic, minced
1
can tomatoes, crushed
1
can William's Tomatoes and Green Chiles OR 2 cans RoTel Tomatoes and Green
Chiles
1
1/2 cups water
1
dried Cayenne pepper, broken up
1
tsp ground cumin
Lots
of chili powder
Salt
and black pepper to taste
3
cans Ranch Style Beans OR 3 cans chili beans
1-2
bottles or cans of Beer
Cut
bacon into bits and brown. Fish bacon out, drain on paper towel. Sauté onions,
green pepper and garlic in bacon grease. Do not drain. Fish out veggies and add
to fried bacon. Brown ground beef and sausage, covering them with plenty of
chili powder.
Start
dumping each ingredient into a big pot. Stir in un-drained tomatoes, and
remaining ingredients. Simmer uncovered for 1 1/2 hours or so, stirring
occasionally. You might have to add another beer or some water, if you're not
using beer. This is one of those dishes that's better the next day. Makes
excellent Frito Chili Pies by layering Fritos, then chili, then chopped onion
in a bowl. Also makes really good 'Chili Mac' - serve the chili ladled over
cooked elbow macaroni or spaghetti.
Frito's,
by the way, must be sprinkled with something addictive. They were Dad's
favorite munchy... mine, too.
§
"Wish I had time for
just one more bowl of chili."
~The
dying words of Kit Carson
§
This
dish, like most of the others, was taught to me by Mama Mable and has gone
through at least a million permutations since then. Donna does it one way, one
time and another time, another. Same here. So... this is today's goulash
recipe. Tomorrow, it'll be different.
˝
to 1 lb Hamburger Meat
˝
medium Onion, chopped
Chili
powder
Bacon
Grease
1
Can Peeled Whole Tomatoes, crushed
1-2
Cloves Garlic, minced
2 C
Elbow Macaroni
Salt
and pepper to taste
Water
Brown
hamburger in bacon grease. Add chopped onion and garlic and cook until onion is
translucent. Add enough chili powder to turn the mixture a nice reddish-brown -
about 1 tbsp to start. Drain. Add crushed tomatoes. Leave on very low heat.
Cook
elbow macaroni according to package directions. Instead of draining it when
it's done, ladle the macaroni and some of the cooking water into the meat
mixture - 'til it's as dry or as soupy as you like it. Add some more bacon
grease - in my house, this dish is like Macaroni and Tomatoes with 'burger and
chili powder. Yum!
Mom's
pot roast is the best - not to mention the easiest - I've ever made. She served
it with potatoes and carrots cooked right along with the roast in the crock
pot.
One
beef roast - 7 Bone is Excellent, but any cut will work
One
envelope Lipton's Onion Soup Mix
Carrots
Potatoes
2
Cups Water
You
can brown the roast first if you like, but it's not necessary. Cook on 'High'
for two hours, shift to 'Low' and cook 'til tender - it's an all-day affair. I
think this recipe is in here twice... it's that good!