Focus on food: November 25, 2006

Award Winning Chili

The following recipe is from our Westport Cooks Archives and the previous class Fun with Fast Foods with Chef Greg Morton. You can use this recipe and add your own style as you make your own homemade chili.

Ingredients:
• 1 lb pork loin cut into 1" pieces
• 1 lb beef sirloin cut into 1" pieces
• 1 lb veal round cut into 1" pieces
• 8 oz bacon finely chopped
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1/2 cup chopped garlic
• 1- 6 oz tin chipotle peppers (smoked jalapenos)
• 1 - 8 oz tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon each salt, black pepper, white pepper, oregano, paprika
• 2 12 oz beers
corn flour

Directions:
In a heavy pot, stir meats into rendered bacon and oil, add onions, garlic, peppers & spices, stir thouroughly, add beer and tomato and simmer until meat is fork tender (1-2 hours). To thicken, if necessary, stir in corn flour 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.

Serve with your choice of sour cream, chopped onions or scallions, guacamole, tortilla chips, warm flour tortillas, chopped cilantro, grated cheese of your choice - Mexican, cheddar, etc!