Cooking Mommy: Blue Ribbon Chili

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Blue Ribbon Chili

I wanted to find a really yummy chili, so I went to the allrecipes website and found this one. Out of 556 reviews, it got 5 stars. One person even said they made it for a chili cook off and won. I had to try it. It is originally called "Debdoozie's Blue Ribbon Chili," but I modified it a little bit, so I was able to just call it "Blue Ribbon Chili." It is really yummy! :-) Update 12/13/10: I made this a few weeks ago for a chili cook off at church and placed 3rd! :-)

Ingredients

2 pounds ground turkey (or beef)

1/2 onion, chopped (or 1 Tbsp dried minced onion)

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (or 1/4 tsp garlic powder & 1/4 tsp salt)

2 1/2 cups tomato sauce (I ended up using a large can of tomato puree, so it turned out thicker) 9/16/09: I made this again last night with the tomato sauce, and it turned out way better. I wouldn't have thought it would have made much difference, but it really did. It was super yummy!!!

1 (8 ounce) jar salsa (I chose mild)

4 tablespoons chili seasoning mix (I used my own recipe, but it's not pictured)

1 (15 ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained

1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained (I actually now make this with 1 can of light and one can of white kidney beans (aka cannellini beans and prefer it this way)

Directions

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground meat and the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired.

Add the ground black pepper, garlic powder, salt, tomato puree, salsa, chili seasoning mix and kidney beans. Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

We like to serve our chili over macaroni or sea shell noodles and topped with cheddar cheese. It's the only way we ate chili growing up... in fact, it's funny because it was literally years before I knew that chili did not include noodles. I went to a buffet where they had chili, and I was asking people where the noodles were in the chili. :-)

Crockpot: Add all ingredients to crockpot. Stir, cover, and cook on high 4-6 hours or high 8-10.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.