chili con carne

Wikipedia:

Chili con carne, meaning 'chili with meat', is a spicy stew containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), and often tomatoes, corn and beans. Other seasonings may include garlic, onions, and cumin. The dish originated in northern Mexico or southern Texas.

Geographic and personal tastes involve different types of meat and other ingredients. Chili con carne is a common dish for cook-offs, and may be used as a side, garnish, or ingredient in other dishes, such as soups or salsas.

chili con carne served over angelhair pasta

2020-04-26 a.o.

I used the Bear Creek :darn good" chili. I do find it makes a quite enjoyable chili and it saves a lot of preparation time not having to presoak and parboil the beans or measure the ingredients.

I've always thought chili con carne is missing something. I don't much care for tortillas with my meal. I served it over pasta instead.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 8-10 servings:

1 lb. ground beef
2 cups pinto beans
2 cups red beans
2 cups black beans
1 cup long-cooking rice (25-30 minutes)
6-8 cloves garlic
1-2 large yellow onions
2 stalks celery
2 green bell peppers
2 cups red chile puree
flour / corn starch

Pic1: chili con carne over pasta

Directions

2020-04-26

Pic2: "darn good" chili
Pic3: beans, rice, onions, celery, bell peppers, red chile puree
Pic4: add garlic & seasoning; simmer

If preparing from scratch,
- Presoak the beans overnight.
- Parboil the beans for 1-3 hrs.
- Chop onions, bell peppers, celery small.
- Optional: stir-fry the rice.
- Sauté the onions, bell peppers, celery.
- Add rice and vegetables to the beans.
- Add water if necessary.
If preparing from a package:
- Bring water to a boil.
- Stir in the package content.
- Cover. Reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 1-2 hrs.

Pic5-7: browning the meat

Stir-fry the ground meat until dark brown.
Drain excess fat.

Pic8-10: add meat, stir, simmer

Add the ground meat.
Stir and simmer over low heat for 30-60 minutes.

Pic11-13: cook pasta

Meanwhile, cook and drain the pasta.

Pic14: all done
Pic15+16: served

When beans and rice are done, serve the chili over pasta.
Enjoy.

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org