Photo: Jim Colbert
Here's my recipe for my families favorite chili. I use 93% ground turkey, but feel free to use hamburger if you like. The chocolate, chipotle peppers and green chili give it a rich, complex flavor that I know you'll love. I like mine topped with fresh chopped onion, fresh chopped Jalapeno, Colby Jack cheese and a squirt of Sriracha!! But don't follow my lead, you be you!!!
Ingredients:
Cooking Oil
Salt
Black Pepper
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Yellow Bell Pepper
1 Green Bell Pepper
3 Medium White Onions
8-10 Cloves of Garlic
1 Large Jalapeno
2# 93% Ground Turkey
1/3 Cup Chili Powder
1.33 Tablespoons Cumin (1 tbsp + 1 tsp)
1.5 Cups of Beef Stock
1.5 Cups of Chicken Stock
7oz Can of La Costena Chipotles in Adobo Sauce
2 - 4.5oz Old El Paso Green Chile Peppers
1 - 30oz can of Joan of Arc Light Red Kidney Beans
1 - 28oz can of Tuttorosso Petite Diced Tomatoes
1/2 - 28oz can of Tuttorosso Crushed Tomatoes with Basil
3 tbsps. of Tomato Paste
1 - 12oz Beer (Bud Light / Jim prefers Yuengling)
1 Tbsp of Better than Beef Bullion
A few dashes of cayenne pepper
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions:
Cut bell peppers.
Cut onions.
Mince 8-10 cloves of garlic.
Cut jalapeno.
Start to cook Turkey. Brown till fully cooked. Chop up while
cooking. Set turkey to the side in its juices.
Cook peppers and onions in oil for 7-9 minutes.
Season vegetables with salt and pepper.
Add jalapeno and garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
Add chili powder.
Add cumin cook for 1 min.
Add your 3 cups of stock.
Add chipotles.
Add green chile peppers.
Add red kidney beans.
Add petite diced tomatoes.
Add 1/2 can of crushed tomatoes.
Add tomato paste.
Add 12oz beer.
Add Beef Bullion.
Return turkey and juices back into pot of chili.
Add a few dashes of cayenne pepper.
Add sugar
Add cocoa powder
Simmer for an hour, or to preferred consistency.