Hanukkah Chili?

[ecowper]

Okay, not really .... but I am making chili today .... and I basically just rooted around in the freezer to find the meat

3 lbs of top round roast
3/4 lb of maple-whiskey bacon
1 lb of chorizo

I’m using El Guapo chili powder cause I didn’t really feel like making up a batch of chili purée today.

The rest of it is straight out of my standard chili recipe

Dry brine the beef
rub with BBBR right before on the smoker
smoke the beef
brown the bacon and sausage
Brown the beef in bacon/sausage fat
reserve all the meat
brown the onions
add garlic, chili powder, cumin and cook until aromatic .... about 2 minutes
deglaze with wine
add meat back to the pot
cover with wine/stock/beer
add tomatoes, crushed tortilla chips or masa harina, chocolate

cook until meat is tender and flavors are incorporated

I like to add carrots and bell peppers right at the end for a sweet crunch

serve with a rustic red wine or shiner bock (or similar beer) and crusty bread

[Jerod Broussard]

I seen el guapo and thought you were calling me for help.

[Steve B]

Hey are you still a fugitive??🤣😂🤣😂

[HouseHomey]

Lmao!!

[Jerod Broussard]

I was once arrested for being too ugly on a Saturday night...misdemeanor only Steve B

[Steve B]

As long as I can have cheese on top. I’m good.

[ecowper]

Jerod Broussard if you put cheese on chili, the terrorists win!

[CaptainMike]

Oh man, corn chips then chili then charp cheddar then red onions then sour cream topped with nacho rings!

[ecowper]

CaptainMike I used to like you ..... chili should not be doctored cause then what is the point of the chili?

[Willy]

I'm thinkin' the bacon and chorizo eliminate your chili from being a Hanukkah dish, but, maybe you intended the title as a joke and I'm just slow on the uptake. lol

A whole ounce of that de Arbol chile oughta kick yer chili up.

[CaptainMike]

I have a Jewish friend whose specialty is pork roast. I asked him where he gets kosher pork and he says he has a rabbi who owes him a favor...

[ecowper]

CaptainMike that’s funny right there!

[Willy]

Why is the top round a "problem", @ecowper?

Glad to hear you didn't dump the whole bag of de Arbol in there...

[ecowper]

The chili is coming along nicely. The whole thing is now in the pot and simmering!

[CaptainMike]

I can smell that down here!

[ecowper]

CaptainMike c’mon up here and enjoy with me

[CaptainMike]

That might have to be a road trip my friend!

[JGo37]

I've seen these pics before. I think this is a ruse - El Gaupo's out of whiskey, wine, and beer. Secret message...

[ecowper]

Wow, you cracked the code bro! ;-)

[JGo37]

ecowper I guess I'm just a code whisperer...

[JGo37]

I've got a choice angus chuckie brining in butcher paper since Friday morning, and I haven't gotten to it, and I've got that move thing. Heart-breaking, actually.

I might forget the burnt ends though - I have all the stuff for chili; ~ 4 poblanos, couple jalapenos, bells, different cans of toms, celery, onions...

I hope I can get to it. One or two more days and I'll have to dry age that sucker for a month instead of use it.

[ecowper]

If you can pull it off tomorrow, you are in good shape for chili

[JGo37]

ecowper and it is gonna snow!!

[ecowper]

It was good