Best Nancys Homemade Chili Recipes

SPICY THREE-MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat and add the ground pork, ground bison and ground chuck; using the back of a wooden spoon, break up the meat into small pieces and cook until well browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the garlic, bell peppers, jalapeno, onion, chili powder, cumin, chipotle, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato puree, crushed tomatoes and beer, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the kidney beans and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve hot.

VENISON CHILI FROM THE LAND

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the olive oil and bacon and cook until the bacon renders its fat, about 4 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Pat the venison dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In batches, cook the meat in the Dutch oven until browned all over, about 6 minutes per batch. Remove the meat to a plate as it browns.
• Once all of the meat is out of the pot, add the onion, bell pepper, green chilies, and garlic and cook until the onion and pepper begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, and chipotle powder and cook until the vegetables are coated with the spices, about 1 minute. Pour in the beer, bring to a boil, and boil until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, beef broth, chopped chipotle and chipotle sauce, brown sugar, and cocoa powder. Bring to a simmer and add the bacon and venison back. Simmer the stew, partially covered, until the meat is tender and the sauce is thick and flavorful, 1 1/2 hours to 1 hour and 45 minutes, uncovering for the last half an hour. If the meat is tender but the sauce is too thin, simmer rapidly over high heat for a minute or two to reduce, stirring to keep the bottom from burning.

NANCY'S HOMEMADE CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Brown hamburger and onion, season with salt and pepper. Drain. Put chili beans in Crock Pot, add chopped tomatoes, tomato soup, {using large tomato can fill with water and add.} Add hamburger/onion mixture, jalapeno's, chili powder, and cumin to taste. I don't measure the cumin or chili powder but you can put two teaspoons each to start then taste after it's cooked for a while and add more as needed. Remember the jalapeno's get hotter as they cook. I just cook this all day in the crock pot depending on how soon you want it you can put it one high or low. If you're working and want it when you get home just put on low.

TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, sauté chopped onions, minced garlic and chopped bell peppers in olive oil over medium heat until onions are translucent.
• Add ground turkey and cook until browned.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with crackers and cheese.

NAN'S CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef.
• Add tomato sauce, tomatoes and water.
• Stir in the onion, garlic and seasonings.
• Add beans and simmer 30- 45 minutes.
• Serve with saltine crackers to crush into the chili.