Best Daves Chili With Help From Carroll Shelby Recipes

CARROLL SHELBY'S CHILI

Steps:

• Melt suet or heat the oil in a heavy 3-quart (or larger) pot over medium-high heat.
• Remove the unrendered suet and crumble meat into the pot. Break up any lumps with a fork and cook, stirring occasionally. until meat is evenly browned.
• Add tomato sauce, beer, crushed red chile, garlic, onion, oregano, paprika, 1 teaspoons of the cumin, and salt. Stir to blend and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Taste and adjust seasonings, adding cayenne pepper.
• Simmer uncovered 1 hour longer.
• Stir in the cheese and the remaining 1/2 teaspoons cumin.
• Simmer 1/2 hour longer, stirring often to keep cheese from burning.
• I serve the chili with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese to garnish, and warm cornbread on the side.
• The cookbook actually called for 1/4 cup of crushed red chile pepper, but unless you have a taste for fire, use less! I use half that amount, and I really like hot food.

CARROLL SHELBY'S CHILI PLUS!!

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain fat.
• Add peppers and onions and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add canned tomatoes, sauce and water.
• Add spices and a bit of the salt packet.
• Cook for 15 minutes.
• Add beans and mesa flower with water and cook until done.
• Serve with sour cream and grated cheese. Good with corn bread too.

DAVE'S OLD FASHIONED CHILI

Steps:

• In a frying pan, brown ground beef. Drain. Add remaining ingredients and drained ground beef into a 6 quart pot. Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• A note added: "Dave likes to add fresh, chopped onions on top of his chili serving.".
• My note: I'm guessing that by "small red beans" he meant pinto beans.
• This yields 16 (8 ounce) servings.

DAVE'S CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot.
• Add the hamburger meat (or double ground brisket if using) and brown; drain off excess fat).
• Add the minced garlic, 8 cups of water and the dried chili pods and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for an hour.
• Remove the chili pods and any stems that may have fallen off the pods.
• Add the bay leaves through the Mexican Chili Powder and stir.
• To thicken the chili, mix the flour and cornmeal with 1/4 cup of water until smooth, then add to the chili and stir well.
• Add the Beans and Tomatoes.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours. The longer it cooks the better it gets. Add a little water as it cooks down. :).
• NOTE: If it gets too thick, just add a little water. We serve this with cheddar cheese or chopped onions on top and crackers or cornbread.

DAVE'S CHILI (WITH HELP FROM CARROLL SHELBY) RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large pot. Remove from pot with slotted spoon and set aside; add green pepper and onions and cook about 5 - 6 minutes. Drain peppers and onions. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, spice packet to pot and stir. Add ground beef. Stir and simmer on medium low heat for 30 minutes. Add beans and cook on low for 1 hour. Mix mesa flour from kit with water to make a paste and add to chili; bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. You may need to add water to get the proper consistency.