Curts Five Alarm Touchdown Chili Con Carne With Beans Recipes

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a heavy pot till crisp and the fat is rendered.
• Remove and reserve bacon.
• Pour off most of the bacon fat into a heavy cast iron skillet, leaving a small amount in the pot.
• Brown the meat and garlic in the skillet.
• Saute onions in the fat remaining in the pot until soft.
• Add the meat, bacon, ground chilies, dried spices, the sauces, green chilies, Jalapenos, chipotle, beer and tomatoes.
• Simmer for two hours.
• Add remaining seasonings and sauces during cooking, as you check and stir.
• Make sure last ingredients are added with at least one hour of cooking time remaining.
• Allow the chili to sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours to give the spices a chance to intensify.
• It is okay to serve it right off the stove, but it is almost always better as leftovers.

Steps:

• Saute meat, onions and garlic until done.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 hours.
• The beer is optional but does add a good flavor and, of course, the alcohol is cooked out during cooking.