DI'S MEATY CHORIZO TURKEY CHILI

DI'S MEATY CHORIZO TURKEY CHILI image

Yield 16 cups

Number Of Ingredients 21

4 stalks celery, medium diced
1 medium onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium green pepper, medium diced
1 medium red pepper, medium diced
2# ground turkey (seasonings for ground turkey: 2 tablespoons cumin, 1 tablespoon granulated garlic, pinch salt
2# Chorizo Sausage, casings removed and crumbled(seasonings to cook sausage: 2 Tablespoons ground chipotle spice, 1 Tablespoon granulated garlic, pinch salt and pepper.
1/2 stick butter
2 cans white beans, rinsed and drained
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 4.25 ox. can chili's, chopped
1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried jalapeno peppers or red hot pepper flakes, crushed
1.5 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder(divided)
1 teaspoon chipotle powder
1/2 bottle red sofrito (Goya)
1 Tablespoon arrowroot, dissolved with cold water
Optional: shredded cheddar cheese and sliced scallions.

Steps:

Saute sausage over medium-high heat with sausage spices, until no longer pink. Transfer to bowl. Using same pan, cook ground turkey meat with associated spices until no longer pink, transfer to bowl with sausage. In large stock pot, melt butter and saute onions, and garlic for two minutes, add celery and all peppers and saute for 3 minutes. Add dried jalapeno peppers or red pepper flakes and stir. Add sausage and turkey and all juices from bowl to pot and cook for 2 minutes. Add beans, chicken broth, green chili's, cumin, chili powder, crushed tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili pepper and bring to boil. Slightly cover, lower heat for slow-simmer and cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 teaspoon chipotle powder, 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder, 1/2 bottle red sofrito, and fresh cilantro and cover and simmer additional 12 minutes. Stir arrowroot mixture and stir into chili to thicken and cook 2 minutes. Bowl up and top with shredded cheddar cheese and scallions.