{"id":3356,"date":"2012-10-12T05:21:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T05:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamariqueen.wordpress.com\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2012-10-12T05:21:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T05:21:53","slug":"chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=3356","title":{"rendered":"Chili!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the items on my fall &#8220;bucket&#8221; list is to make Chili from scratch. I&#8217;ve seen most of Ina Garten&#8217;s Barefoot Contessa episodes so when she featured this chili recipe along with it&#8217;s creator I knew that I wanted to try this dish. \u00a0I totally adjusted the chili in this one because I&#8217;ve read in the reviews that a lot of people found it too spicy. \u00a0Using stew meat is my favorite, although the browning of the meat is time consuming I think it&#8217;s so worth it in the end. We love tender chunky meat in our chilies. \u00a0I will probably do this again as the weather continues to get colder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3357\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3357\" title=\"IMG_4077\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4077.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">browning of the meat..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3358\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3358\" title=\"IMG_4078\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4078.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hmmmmmmm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3359\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3359\" title=\"IMG_4081\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4081.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3360\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4082.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3360\" title=\"IMG_4082\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4082.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">added green onions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3361\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3361\" title=\"IMG_4083\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4083.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">little chili station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3362\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3362\" title=\"IMG_4085\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/img_4085.jpg?w=764\" height=\"1024\" width=\"764\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Devon&#8217;s Award-Winning Chili!!<\/h1>\n<p>Ingredients (recipe from Barefoot Contessa\/foodnetwork.com)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 pounds beef brisket, cut in 1-inch cubes<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/olive-oil\/index.html\">olive oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 cups chopped yellow onions<\/li>\n<li>6 large\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/garlic\/index.html\">garlic cloves<\/a>, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/chili-powder\/index.html\">chili powder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/red-pepper-flakes\/index.html\">red pepper flakes<\/a>, crushed<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, or to taste<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>2 green peppers, seeded and diced<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/bay-leaf\/index.html\">bay leaf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>6 cups tomatoes, chopped with their liquid<\/li>\n<li>Salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup strong coffee<\/li>\n<li>2 (15-ounce) cans\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/kidney-bean\/index.html\">kidney beans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Serve with:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Grated Cheddar<\/li>\n<li>Diced tomato<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/tortilla\/index.html\">Tortilla<\/a>\u00a0chips<\/li>\n<li>Guacamole (see recipe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Pat the brisket cubes dry with paper towels. Heat the oil in a very large heavy-bottomed pot and quickly brown the meat, in batches, on all sides. Transfer the brisket to a separate bowl and set aside. Saute the onion and garlic in the same oil over medium heat until limp, but not brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the chili powder, pepper flakes,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/cayenne-pepper\/index.html\">cayenne pepper<\/a>\u00a0and cumin and saute for 1 minute. Add the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/green-pepper\/index.html\">green peppers<\/a>, bay leaf,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/tomato\/index.html\">tomatoes<\/a>\u00a0with their juice, the reserved meat, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 2 1\/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with salt, to taste. Add the coffee, cover the pot and simmer for 1 more hour.<\/p>\n<p>Add the kidney beans and basil, and warm through. Transfer the chili to a large serving bowl and serve with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/sour-cream\/index.html\">sour cream<\/a>, grated Cheddar, diced tomato, tortilla chips and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodterms.com\/encyclopedia\/guacamole\/index.html\">guacamole<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the items on my fall &#8220;bucket&#8221; list is to make Chili from scratch. I&#8217;ve seen most of Ina Garten&#8217;s Barefoot Contessa episodes so when she featured this chili recipe along with it&#8217;s creator I knew that I wanted to try this dish. \u00a0I totally adjusted the chili in this one because I&#8217;ve read &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=3356\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chili!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}