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Hi folks! With the nights getting colder and all, i thought i would share with you this awesome Texas Chili recipe that i use and love. 
Its made in two parts, first the sauce, then the actual chili itself. It works out a very cheap meal as once you have all the necessary spices in your cupboard, its just a case of buying some meat and you get enough to do about 4-5 people. I would like to apologize in advance for the terrible photos, very brightly lit kitchen and a rubbish phone camera do not mix well...
Tangy Barbecue Sauce
This is a great sauce, its not a bbq sauce as you may know it, its not so much sweet and sticky more of a tangy and spicy one. The following recipe will make enough for about 3 batches of chili, so you might want to get some glass jars and store the excess in the fridge.
Dead easy to make, will require basic knowledge of pouring things into a pan and stirring
You will need the following:
Ingredients
1xExtra large bottle of ketchup (The one i got was 1170ml) OR use a similar amount of tinned chopped tomatoes (Thanks Nix)
Half a pint of Apple Cider Vinegar
35g of Salt
70g of Sugar
1 Tablespoon of Garlic Powder
Half a Tablespoon of Celery Seed
1 Tablespoon of Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon of Ground Cumin
2 Tablespoons of Cayenne Pepper
Half a pint of Water
Method
In a large saucepan, add the entire bottle of ketchup then the apple cider vinegar, mix well.
Then add all the spices, salt and sugar and mix together.
Add the water and once again mix well. Then pop the saucepan onto a medium heat, bring to the boil and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. After the five minutes, give it another quick stir and transfer over to your glass jars. Allow to cool before closing the jars, as they may explode and that would make a right mess. End result is this, goes with pretty much any meat and tastes great in a sandwhich
The Chili Itself
Easy as anything to make, not much preperation or supervision required. Texas Chili by the way does not have any beans in it, so before the "OMG no beanzz!" comments, this is how its meant to be made.
I would recommend you get yourself a very big pot for this, and a wok if you have one for cooking the mince, i used a frying pan and lost quite a lot due to some aggressive stirring as it was too small.
This recipe will give you about 5 bowls of chili, and you can freeze or refridgerate any leftovers, just give them a blast in the microwave to reheat.
Ingredients
2lbs of Minced Beef
1lb of Cooked Brisket (Other beef cuts can be used, i just happened to have some leftover brisket in the fridge. Alternatively just add another pound of mince)
2 Large Onions
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 pint of the Homemade BBQ Sauce
A bottle of your favourite Beer
1 Tablespoon of Cayenne Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Chili Powder
Half a Tablespoon of Cumen
2 Tablespoons of Paprika
100g Brown Sugar
Jalapeno Peppers (However many you want)
Method
First up, peel and slice your onions into fairly big chunks, cutting each half into 6 is perfect. Then take your garlic cloves and chop them very fine. In the picture above i have already measured out all the spices and sugar and mixed them together in a bowl, so do this if you want i just like to get everything done before i actually start cooking. If you are going to add the brisket or whatever other cooked beef you have in mind, cut it into bitesize cubes. And thats all your preparation done
Onto the cooking! Add your mince to your frying pan or wok and stick it on a high heat, no oil required. Below is a picture of what mince in a frying pan looks like, i dont know why i took it...
When the mince has pretty much browned, throw in your onions and the garlic and give it a good mix around to try and break down the onions.
Give it about another 5 minutes maximum giving it a mix every now and then and transfer into your big saucepan. (no need for heat yet)
Add in the Brisket or other pre-cooked beef if you are using any, your homemade bbq sauce, all the spices and sugar, the jalapenos and the beer (not the whole bottle, leave a couple of mouthfulls for all your hard work so far). Mix these all in well and you will have something that looks like this, yum!
Fire up your hob again and let it simmer on a medium to low heat for an hour. And we are done! Spoon some out into a bowl serve with some grated cheese over the top and some bread for "moppin' and dippin'" like so.
Next step, enjoy!
This is my first cooking thread so i hope you all enjoy, let me know if you try it for yourselves and what you thought.
Cheers
P.S if you arent a fan of spicy chili, half the amount of cayenne pepper you use in the sauce and the chili and reduce or just dont use the jalapenos.
Its made in two parts, first the sauce, then the actual chili itself. It works out a very cheap meal as once you have all the necessary spices in your cupboard, its just a case of buying some meat and you get enough to do about 4-5 people. I would like to apologize in advance for the terrible photos, very brightly lit kitchen and a rubbish phone camera do not mix well...
Tangy Barbecue Sauce
This is a great sauce, its not a bbq sauce as you may know it, its not so much sweet and sticky more of a tangy and spicy one. The following recipe will make enough for about 3 batches of chili, so you might want to get some glass jars and store the excess in the fridge.
Dead easy to make, will require basic knowledge of pouring things into a pan and stirring
You will need the following:Ingredients
1xExtra large bottle of ketchup (The one i got was 1170ml) OR use a similar amount of tinned chopped tomatoes (Thanks Nix)
Half a pint of Apple Cider Vinegar
35g of Salt
70g of Sugar
1 Tablespoon of Garlic Powder
Half a Tablespoon of Celery Seed
1 Tablespoon of Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon of Ground Cumin
2 Tablespoons of Cayenne Pepper
Half a pint of Water
Method
In a large saucepan, add the entire bottle of ketchup then the apple cider vinegar, mix well.
Then add all the spices, salt and sugar and mix together.
Add the water and once again mix well. Then pop the saucepan onto a medium heat, bring to the boil and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. After the five minutes, give it another quick stir and transfer over to your glass jars. Allow to cool before closing the jars, as they may explode and that would make a right mess. End result is this, goes with pretty much any meat and tastes great in a sandwhich
The Chili Itself
Easy as anything to make, not much preperation or supervision required. Texas Chili by the way does not have any beans in it, so before the "OMG no beanzz!" comments, this is how its meant to be made.
I would recommend you get yourself a very big pot for this, and a wok if you have one for cooking the mince, i used a frying pan and lost quite a lot due to some aggressive stirring as it was too small.
This recipe will give you about 5 bowls of chili, and you can freeze or refridgerate any leftovers, just give them a blast in the microwave to reheat.
Ingredients
2lbs of Minced Beef
1lb of Cooked Brisket (Other beef cuts can be used, i just happened to have some leftover brisket in the fridge. Alternatively just add another pound of mince)
2 Large Onions
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 pint of the Homemade BBQ Sauce
A bottle of your favourite Beer
1 Tablespoon of Cayenne Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Chili Powder
Half a Tablespoon of Cumen
2 Tablespoons of Paprika
100g Brown Sugar
Jalapeno Peppers (However many you want)
Method
First up, peel and slice your onions into fairly big chunks, cutting each half into 6 is perfect. Then take your garlic cloves and chop them very fine. In the picture above i have already measured out all the spices and sugar and mixed them together in a bowl, so do this if you want i just like to get everything done before i actually start cooking. If you are going to add the brisket or whatever other cooked beef you have in mind, cut it into bitesize cubes. And thats all your preparation done
Onto the cooking! Add your mince to your frying pan or wok and stick it on a high heat, no oil required. Below is a picture of what mince in a frying pan looks like, i dont know why i took it...
When the mince has pretty much browned, throw in your onions and the garlic and give it a good mix around to try and break down the onions.
Give it about another 5 minutes maximum giving it a mix every now and then and transfer into your big saucepan. (no need for heat yet)
Add in the Brisket or other pre-cooked beef if you are using any, your homemade bbq sauce, all the spices and sugar, the jalapenos and the beer (not the whole bottle, leave a couple of mouthfulls for all your hard work so far). Mix these all in well and you will have something that looks like this, yum!
Fire up your hob again and let it simmer on a medium to low heat for an hour. And we are done! Spoon some out into a bowl serve with some grated cheese over the top and some bread for "moppin' and dippin'" like so.
Next step, enjoy!
This is my first cooking thread so i hope you all enjoy, let me know if you try it for yourselves and what you thought.
Cheers
P.S if you arent a fan of spicy chili, half the amount of cayenne pepper you use in the sauce and the chili and reduce or just dont use the jalapenos.
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