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72 MARKET STREET KICK-ASS CHILI

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If you like your chili with a kick, this meaty, spicy one has it. The recipe calls for "chili-grind" meat, a cut you can ask your butcher to grind. The restaurant uses Bass ale but feel free to use any ale you like. This is the chili that I make for pot-lucks, in part because it is requested, but also I can be pretty sure it will be consumed before the party is over. The recipe was developed by chef Leonard Schwartz at the 72 Market Street Restaurant in the Venice community of Los Angeles, California. The restaurant is no longer there but many of their recipes live on in print. For example, you can find the restaurant's meat loaf recipe in the New Basics Cookbook by Rosso and Lukins. This chili recipe was published in the Los Angeles Times.

Provided by lynnski LA

Categories Meat

Time 2h

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1/4 lb bacon, diced
3 lbs beef stew meat, chili grind
1 1/2 lbs pork butt, chili grind
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 2/3 cups white onions, chopped
2 jalapenos, diced
1 3/4 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh chili peppers, minced, such as New Mexico serranos or 2 1/2 tablespoons california green chilies
2 1/2 tablespoons ground pastilla chilies
1 1/4 tablespoons cayenne
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
salt (to taste)
1 (16 ounce) can tomato paste
1 lb plum tomato, diced
6 tablespoons water
1 1/4 cups ale
3/4 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

Cook bacon in a skillet until crisp; strain and reserve drippings for another use, set bacon aside.
Saute beef and pork in a hot skillet with peanut oil until brown; add onions and jalapenos, cook until onions are tender.
Add oregano, cumin, New Mexico and pastilla chiles, cayenne, garlic and salt to taste; stir then add tomato puree, tomatoes, water and ale.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, simmer until the meat is tender, about one hour.
Add bacon and sprinkle with lemon juice just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1547.2, Fat 108, SaturatedFat 39.8, Cholesterol 388.5, Sodium 1179.6, Carbohydrate 31.4, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 16.5, Protein 106.6

JUST LIKE WENDY'S® CHILI

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After trying several clone recipes and adjusting them to my tastes, I've concocted what I think is the best clone. Serve topped with finely diced white onions and/or shredded cheese. Enjoy!

Provided by MontanaChef

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds ground beef
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RO*TEL)
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning (such as McCormick® Mild Chili Seasoning Mix)
1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon white vinegar, or more to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Press ground beef into the hot oil to form one large patty; let the bottom brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir and break the ground beef into crumbles and cook until no longer pink, about 5 more minutes.
Stir celery, onion, and green bell pepper into ground beef and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; pour in stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chiles, tomato sauce, and water. Break apart large chunks of stewed tomatoes. Stir in chili seasoning.
Mix kidney beans and pinto beans into chili, season with salt and black pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Mix vinegar into chili.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.8 g, Cholesterol 55.1 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 7.8 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 1521 mg, Sugar 8.3 g