Chopbiscuit recipes: {Chillin' Chili}

Welcome to the Great White North

We are getting some much anticipated snow this week in New York, so I thought I would shoot out a quick post with my wife's Kick Ass chili. This is a simple and very flavorful chili that, well, tastes like homemade chili.Obviously.

It all starts with the ingredients, so make sure you buy the best organic jar tomatoes, great whole spices and you will be rockin' in the snow while the chili is simmering. You can use any protein, but this recipe calls for ground turkey. We often use seitan, ground buffalo and grass fed-beef. Just depends on our mood.

Chillin' Chilli

Canola oil - 2 tbsp

Ground turkey - 2 lbs

Onions - One large

Chili powder - 1 tbsp
Black pepper, fresh cracked - 1 tbsp

Chipotle chile in adobe sauce to taste (we usually use one medium or two small)

organic tomato sauce - 2 jars (click on the link for one of our favorites)

organic can tomatoes - 1 can (click on the link for our favorite)

Sea salt - taste

Pre-heat your pan over medium high heat for a couple of minutes. Add your oil, wait one minute then add the onions and turkey at the same time. Reduce heat to medium and lightly brown. (approx. 10-12 minutes)

Add the dry spices: cumin, black pepper, chili powder. Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring often. Scrape the bottom of the pan and add the remaining ingredients and turn heat to low. Stir and cover. Stir every so often to keep from burning or sticking on the bottom. Run and play in the snow and come back and eat a killer pot of chili.

Be Well, Eat Well and Live Well

~Mark

The 112th Oktoberfest Chilli Cook-off And/Or a glossy 8x10

I will be holding a signing at your local Borders...Oh, wait?

The 2012 Annual Oktoberfest Chili cook-off has come and gone, but the sediment will sit in the bottom of our digestive tract for weeks to come. We had eight great entries this year, but in the end we had a clear winner. We also had a couple great brews provided by Mr. Adam from Adirondack Brewery. Again, we didn't raise any money for local charities, but everyone (including these lovely ladies above) were able to go home with a signed glossy 8x10 from yours truly. As you can tell, these ladies were uber excited about my head shot and I'm sure those photographs are framed, sitting on a mantle or strategically placed in their home where people will no doubt question "Who's that Dapper man with the corduroy kangol"?

When we wrapped up the night, Nick went home with the covenant magnetic strip of bacon for the second year in a row. I will be providing some pictures from the festivities and some recipes from winning chili's.

God bless Tums.