ZYDECORICH
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I make one I call Voodoo Chili (how odd) equal parts ground beef,chuck steak diced,alligator sausage, add onion, garlic,crushed tomatoes,toasted cumin seeds,chili powder,jalapeno's,little sugar. any others you like?
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My chicken chili:
The chili powder:
Whole smoked ancho chilis, chipotle chilis, and New Mexico chilis: de-seeded and ground in the small food processor. It's about 5 parts ancho, 3 parts New Mexican, 1 part chipotle. Add an equal amount of cumin and about half as much oregano.
Slice a package of smoked chicken sausage. Brown. Set aside on a paper towel on a plate.
Saute a large onion in olive oil. Toss in a few crushed garlic cloves near the end. If I have them, 3 or 4chopped fresh poblano chilis go in with the onion and one serano chili.
If I know there are people who hate hot-spicy food, I cut way back on the chipotle and omit the serano. The more kinds of peppers you use, the more complex the flavor.
Coursely chop a couple of pounds of boneless chicken thighs. Toss into the pot with the onion and brown it.
College Inn chicken stock, canned black beans, a container of Parmalat chopped tomato, the sausage, and a cup of brown rice. Sometimes, I'll use wild rice but that more than doubles the cooking time. The wild rice I use takes more than an hour to cook to the point where the outer husk pops.
My real trick is using a tablespoon of "More Than Gourmet" roasted chicken demi-glace. It's like a bullion on steroids. I use More Than Gourmet products in pretty much any soup or stew I make.
I like green chili.
That chicken chili sounds great, I really love all forms of chili.
Deadhead, do you carry that stock reduction that is sold in five one pound frozen blocks with the classic french names? Glace De Veau, glace de poulet ect...... Thats the stuff! Maybe similer to what goeff is talking about, pure meat stock reduction, no additive bs. I swear by the stuff...
I'll have to check out the 'More than Gourmet' product.
I'm a fan of Better than Bouillon.
That sounds great! i try that version without the serano or chipotle so the kids will eat it. i make a turkey version of mine also without the any beef but keep the gator sausage,that in itself is pretty spicy. thanks!