Election Day Chili |
Shocking Tomatoes |
Charring Pep |
Here is how it came together:
1 1/2 lb. ground pork
3 lb. ground round
2 large yellow onions diced
1 whole head of garlic chopped
4-5 pounds mixed fresh tomatoes blanched, shocked, peeled .and halved
1 quart canned tomatoes
6-8 poblano peppers roasted and seeded
2 t. house seasoning
1/2 C. Chili powder
2 t. cumin
1 t. cocoa powder
1 C. catchup
2 t. sugar
2 cans of chili beans ( I use one hot and 1 mild)
Using a large heavy bottomed kettle combine the meat, onions, garlic, and house seasoning and brown it all together. Combine in the bowl of the food processor the fresh tomatoes and *roasted poblanos and whirl until the peppers become blended into the tomatoes forming a sauce like appearance. Add the tomato peppers mix and a quart of canned tomatoes to the meat kettle and stir together. Add the remaining ingredients stirring well and continue to simmer over the lowest heat.
House seasoning: 1 C. kosher salt, 1/3 C. lemon pepper, 1/3 C. garlic powder, 1/4 C. black pepper.
Mix and keep in airtight container.
Roasting Peppers: Char the peppers over a flame and place them in a heavy plastic bag and seal.
The steam will loosen the skins and you just scrape them off under running water. I probably left them sitting 20 minutes to loosen them.
2 comments:
What a fun tradition. A big bowl of chili - yummy. My family election tradition is to park ourselves on the couch and flip from one channel with political pundits to another channel of political pundits whenever there is a commercial. I highly recommend it.
Thanks so much. We had a bit of the channel surf pundit shuffle going on too!! We were cozy in our twin lazy boys with big mugs of hot chili too. It was better than popcorn at the movies.
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