Best Anns Depression Chili Recipes

THE BEST CLASSIC CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a large soup pot and place it over medium-high heat for two minutes. Add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the ground beef to the pot. Break it apart with a wooden spoon. Cook for 6-7 minutes, until the beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, sugar, tomato paste, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and optional cayenne. Stir until well combined.
• Add the broth, diced tomatoes (with their juice), drained beans, and tomato sauce. Stir well.
• Bring the liquid to a low boil. Then, reduce the heat (low to medium-low) to gently simmer the chili, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Let the chili rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.

ANN'S CLOSE TO WENDY'S STYLE CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown the hamburger and drain the grease.
• Add seasonings and frozen vegetables when frozen vegetables start to heat up
• add the rest of the ingredients.
• Simmer the longer the better I like to simmer at least a couple of hours.
• Remove the bay leaf before serving.

ANN'S DEPRESSION CHILI

Steps:

• First in a 16 qt pot put the cans of tomato juice, tomato paste, diced tomatoes and chili beans. Add water in the cans the tomato paste came in, about 2 cans full rinsing all the tomato paste out of them. It won't hurt to use hot water. Stir well so that the tomato paste starts to dissolve and bring the pot to a slow boil. Once this happens reduce heat to medium and let it simmer adding one pkg of the chili seasoning mix, sugar, boullion cubes or soup base, and garlic powder. Stir often so the beans don't stick or burn. While this is simmerinig, in a large skillet, sautee' the onions and green peppers in the oil until tender. Then add the ground beef and brown while using a fork to break the meat up. Add the other pkg of chili seasoning mix, salt, pepper and chili powder to the meat while it browns. This flavors it as well. Once done add it to the pot of simmering liquid. Taste test and add additional chili powder, salt and pepper if needed to suit your taste and let cook for another 15 min. Turn the pot off and stir well. Serve with whatever chili acessories you like. Personally, I like Fritos corn chips with mine, but the skies the limit. Use your imagination and go for it.