West African Chili Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until just browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add the jalapeno and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, until coated and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the beef broth and crushed tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the cooked ground beef and any accumulated liquid, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the chili, partially covered, until the beef is tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the beans and their liquid and simmer uncovered until the beans are softened and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with sour cream, Cheddar and scallions. Serve with tortilla chips.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, brown bacon and the beef or venison; drain. Add the seasonings; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, celery, onion, carrots and green pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Stir in beans; cook 30 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Put the ham hock, bay leaves, garlic cloves, cumin and whole, dried lantern chilies in a large pot, cover with water, cover and bring to a boil and simmer for an hour. Add salt after a bit.
• In a separate pan, put the olive oil inches Cut up the yellow onions into little bits (1 cm squares) and caramelize them with the lid on. Add the cumin powder, curry powder, chili powder and hot paprika and coat the onions with the spices and toast the spices. Cut the tomatoes in half and shave them into the onions, discarding the skins. Stir a bit, cover and let cook for 15-20 more minutes Add salt to taste.
• Break up the cauliflower into bite-sized bits. Cut up the carrots and chard.
• Use a slotted spoon or noodle scooper, remove all the solid things from the broth. Discard the spices, remove the meat from the ham hock bone, skin it, and chop up the meat and add them and the bone back into the broth.
• Add the cauliflower and carrots to the pork broth, wait 5 mins after it starts to simmer again.
• Add the tomato-onion mixture. Then add the chard bits and stir.
• When it boils again, add the squished garlic. Taste and salt. It's ready.

Steps:

• In a large pot or saucepan, combine the browned turkey, salsa, corn, water, beans and cheese. Stir together and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until cheese has melted and chili is hot.