Chili recipies.....got some???

TasunkaWitko's House Chili

this recipe might be frowned upon by the hardcore chili-ologists, but it works and feeds two adults and four kids with some leftovers for the next day. for a smaller number of people, cut recipe in half.

• 2 large cans of diced tomatoes
• 2 large cans of chili beans
• 2 pounds of ground meat or meat cubes (hamburger, deer, elk, chorizo, anything. i tried 1/2 ground pork and 1/2 hamburger once and it was great!)
• 2 small cans of tomato sauce
• 2 small cans of tomato paste
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped fine 
• *optional - a dash or two of liquid smoke

combine all spices in a container and set aside:

• 3 Tbsp. Chili powder (or to taste)
• 1 Tbsp. dry oregano (or to taste)
• 1 Tbsp. cumin (or to taste)
• 2 tsp. coriander (or to taste) 
• 2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
• 4 beef bullion cubes, crushed (or equivalent amount in granules)

brown the hamburger with the onion and garlic on high until the "juice" is gone and you've got nothing but meat and fat left. some people like to drain the fat, some like to leave it in; i prefer to drain it. if you use meat cubes rather than burger, brown them in 2 Tbsp. of hot olive oil. add the spices and stir well, then add tomatoes and beans and cook, stirring constantly, until juices reduce down. add tomato sauce, tomato paste and liquid smoke (optional). bring to boiling, stirring often, then reduce heat down to low and simmer until you can't wait any longer.

this recipe relies on store-bought chili beans, which might be a no-no to the die-hards, but is essential to working parents with 4 kids. keep in mind that these store-bought beans usually already have a bit of seasoning and chili powder, so the amounts i suggest reflect that fact. this recipe also does not have jalapenos, green peppers, cayenne peppers or habaneros, although you may certainly add them if you want to.

i really like cumin, but mrs. tash doesn't, so i often leave it out. i did add a bit of liquid smoke once, and got a great outdoors flavor that i really liked and my wife really hated. give it a try at your discretion.

if anyone tries this, let me know what you think of it.

That recipe looks so close to mine that I won't bother.

A little salt might be necessary, although the boullian cubes and canned chili beans might add enough.  I also don't use tomato paste, just the diced tomatos and some maza flour to thicken.

Taz's recipe is close enought to mine that I will leave it at that. Exept ofr one small change. aand it is a time consuming one. I like my chili with shreaded meat.

Take your meat cube it 1/2 inch throught a little water in the bottom for steam. Sprikle a little chilli powder, and garlic powder salt and pepper. Cover the thing tight with foil, and slow cook about 3-4 hour on 350. Take it out and shread the meat.(pull apart with two forks) Then precced with makeing your chili.