GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF FIRE CHILI!

Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire Chili! image

Provided by Kelly Williams

Categories Chili

Time 2h45m

Number Of Ingredients 27

PART 1:
1 Tbl. vegetable oil
2 lbs. chuck roast, trim fat, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
1/2 lb. thick-cut lean bacon, cut into 1" pieces
1/2 tsp. coarse ground pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 large sweet onion, diced
6 fresh jalapenos, chopped small, more if you like it hot
1/4 tsp. seasoning salt, i always use johnny's
PART 2:
1/3 cup good chili powder
1 3/4 cups ketchup
3 Tbl. lemon juice concentrate
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1 Tbl. worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. mustard
1 1/2 Tbl. cumin
3 cups spicy hot v-8 tomato juice
1 (16 oz.) can fancy dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 (8oz.) pkgs. fresh sliced mushrooms
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can del monte original stewed tomatoes with the juice, crush tomatoes with hands as adding
1 cup beef bouillon made with superior touch better than bouillon beef base (1 cup hot water + 1 1/2 tsp. base)
*more salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste (1/4-1/2 tsp. each)
MEATBALLS:

Steps:

1. In large deep frying pan, saute PART 1 ingredients until bacon is done and beef is seared on the outside. Add, with slotted spoon to drain grease, into large pot.
2. Add PART 2 ingredients, stir to mix. Turn heat to medium-high, bring to a high simmer just under a boil, reduce heat and low simmer for 2 hours before adding meatballs.
3. While chili is simmering, preheat oven and make meatballs. Mix all meatball ingredients except coarse pepper and cheese. Roll meat mixture into 20 balls. Push a piece of cheese into center of meatball and reform meatball around cheese to cover and seal. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet, sprinkle tops with coarse pepper, and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees . Remove from cookie sheet with a spatula on to paper towel-lined bowl. Add meatballs to pot. Return to a simmer and simmer 30 minutes longer.
4. MEATBALLS: (Adding here because this site is not allowing me to edit the ingredients at this time) 1 1/3 lbs. ground beef 1/2 cup dry italian seasoned breadcrumbs 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning 1/4 cup milk 1 1/2 tsp. dried onion flakes 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. worcestershire sauce 1 egg beaten 1/4 tsp. garlic powder coarse ground pepper 20 (1/2" cubes) pepper jack cheese