Super Bowl Recipes

Ultimate Chili

(recipe featured on EatingWell.com)

~ 1 lb beef round, trimmed and cut into chunks

~ salt

~ pepper

~ 1 1/2 T canola oil, divided

~ 3 onions, chopped

~ 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

~ 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

~ 6 cloves garlic, minced

~ 2 jalepeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped

~ 2 T ground cumin

~ 2 T chili powder

~ 1 T paprika

~ 2 tsp dried oregano

~ 12 oz dark or light beer

~ 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes

~ 8 sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil), snipped into small peices

~ 2 bay leaves

~ 3 19 oz cans dark kidney beans, rinsed

~ 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

~ 2 T lime juice

1.  Season beef with salt and pepper.  Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat.  Add half the beef and cook.  Stirring occasionaly, until brown on all sides, 2-5 minutes.  Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.  Repeat with  1 1/2 tsp of oil and add remaining beef.

2.  Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the pot.  Add the onions and bell peppers; cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, 10 - 20 minutes.  Add garlic, jalepenos, cumin, chili powder, paprika and oregano.  Stir until aromatic, about 2 minutes.

3.  Add beer and simmer, scraping up any browned bits, for about 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, sun-dried toamtoes, bay leaves and reserved beef.  Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beef it very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

4.  Add beans; cook, covered, stirring occasionally until chili has thickened, 30 - 40 minutes.  Remove bay leaves.  Stir in cilantro and lime juice.  Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper.

5,  For a hot, smoky chili, add 1 T chopped chipotle pepper in adobe (found in a can)