| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | American | 1 | servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 | lb | Smoked brisket and a few ribs if you have them.; (pork or beef, no lamb), up to 4 |
| 3 | Strips cooked bacon; cut up, up to 4 | |
| 5 | Cloves of diced garlic *; up to 6 | |
| 1 | ts | Course grind black pepper ** |
| 2 | tb | Cumin |
| 1 | ts | Ginger |
| 1/2 | tb | Red pepper flakes *** |
| 1 | cn | Rotel tomatoes |
| 1 | cn | V-8 Picante drink |
| 1 | sm | Can tomato paste |
| 1 | c | Onion; diced or sliced **** |
| 1 1/2 | c | Water |
| 2 | Bottles of _good_ dark beer ***** | |
| 1 | tb | Seasoning salt. I use Crazy Jane's; but table salt will do. |
| 3 | tb | Chili powder |
| 1 | tb | Paprika |
| 1 | tb | Dry mustard or 2 tablespoons of the good stuff out of a jar. |
| 1 | ts | Oregano |
| 1 | cn | Tomato sauce; (15 oz), optional |
| 1 | cn | (14.5 oz) of Hunts tomatoes; If you want more tomato flavor ****** |
| 1 | Jalapeno or hot peppers you have around; to however many |
INSTRUCTIONS
* - more if you live around vampires. Do not use garlic powder ** You can use regular grind, but the course grind adds a better flavor *** (Wimps may delete the red pepper altogether, if desired. Chili heads can add more.) **** You want it in chunks, not something that will disappear when you cook it. ***** I use Sam Adams Boston Ale. Do _not_ use the 99% water American beer. Use one bottle in the pot, drink the other. ****** or several fresh ones from the garden. Don't use the ones from the store. They either need to be fresh or canned. Don't know why, but it makes a difference in taste. Scrape some of the fat off the brisket into a large pot or dutch oven. Heat it. Add the onions and garlic. Sauté until limp. Add all the liquids and spices and bring to a simmer. Cut the brisket into eating size chunks. 1 lb or so for Texans, smaller for women and others (g). (You can tell I'm a Texan.) Throw in the ribs if you have any - don't bother to cut them into individual pieces. Simmer for at least one hour. I don't like to use thickeners, so if you do, you are on your own for amounts. If desired, you may serve pinto beans as a side dish or put the chili over tamales. Also good served over rice. Great stuff for breakfast. Build a 3 layer dish - hash browns, fried eggs, then reheated chili. Posted to bbq-digest by "Karl L. Sandwell-Weiss" <klweiss@wans.net> on Jan 03, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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