PRIZE WINNING CHILI, GREAT FLAVOR, NOT TOO HOT!

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I like a thick chili, not too hot. I like to savor all the flavors of the ingredients. Making it too hot just masks out those flavors for me. You can always add more heat to your own bowl if you like without making it too hot for others to enjoy.

Provided by Dennis Purcell

Categories     Chili

Time 8h

Number Of Ingredients 29

BROWN NEXT 7 INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 lb lean hamberger, beef, turkey, pork mix,venison
3 medium sausage links, no skin i use aidells chicken and apple links
4 stalk(s) celery finely chopped
1 large green pepper
2 large jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped
1 large sweet onion
3 clove garlic crushed, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic power
ADD THE FOLLOWING TO BROWNED INGREDIENTS IN POT
2 stick apple smoked bacon, crumbles, add drippings to pot
1 bottle wood chuck hard apple cider
1 can(s) ro-tel diced tomatoes and green chilies 28 oz.
1 can(s) diced tomatoes 14.5 oz or diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 can(s) tomatoa paste 12 oz.
1 can(s) chili hot beans 15.5 oz
1 can(s) dark red kidney beans 15.5 oz.
1 Tbsp vineger
1 Tbsp hungarian paprika
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp beef bouillon
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa power
1 Tbsp cilantro, fresh diced
1 Tbsp coffee grounds, i use tasters choice coffee
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano, dried
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp liquid smoke flavoring
1/4 tsp fennel seed crushed

Steps:

  • 1. brown first 7 ingredients, separate off grease, I have to do it in 3 batches, too much for one frying pan.
  • 2. mean time fry the bacon and let cool, crumble. Add the drippings and crumbles to crock pot.
  • 3. mean time add all the other ingredients to crock pot, put on high heat. Add the bacon and the three batches of browned ingredients as they are done.
  • 4. I don't have a huge crock pot so I have to start out in a big Dutch oven until it has simmered down for a while then transfer to a crock pot to continue to simmer for many hours until you get the consistency that you like. I like a thick chili. As you can see from the photo that the center of the picture is sitting above the rest of the pot. That is in the ball park of 6 hours on low heat or 4 hour at high heat. If you use he high heat or continue to cook in the dutch oven keep stirred so you don't burn the bottom.

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