4.95 Alarm Chili and Cornbread

Just hot enough to make you say that good and not too hot where you can’t enjoy the flavors.

If you want more heat in your chili, then only remove half the seeds from the peppers. The fire is in the seed and ribs!!

Ingredients

2 cups tomato paste

4 cups red kidney beans (drained)

8 tbsp garlic powder

8 tbsp smoked paprika

2 tbsp mustard seeds

6 tbsp chili powder

2 sweet onions diced

2 tbsp ground cumin

¼ cup chopped parsley

2 tbsp dried oregano

6 canned chipotles chopped

2 tsp habanera seeded and chopped 

6 jalapeños seeded and chopped

1 lb ground veal

1 lb ground beef

1 lb ground pork

2 boxes of your favorite cornbread mix

1 cup Jack Cheese

1 cup Grated Cheddar

3 cups Water

Olive oil

Equipment

Large Soup Pot

Large Bowl

9X12 baking dish

Preparation

Bake corn bread as per directions on box and set aside

Heat pot and oil

Sweat onions

Add all meat to bowl and season and mix well

Add meat to pot and brown

Add tomato paste to pot stir in

Add remaining ingredients stir in (reserve cheese)

Add water and reduce heat to simmer

Cover pot and cook for 40 min

For service

Slice piece of cornbread and lay in bottom of bowl

Spoon chili on top

The crumble cornbread over chili

Top with cheese

Enjoy

Spice Carrot Rice Soup

Sweet, warm and delicious. This soup uses a secret ingredient, a vitamin c tablet will do two things for you; keep your soup bright orange and make it a healthy option for any time.

Ingredients

4 cups carrots chopped

1 sweet onion chopped

2 cloves garlic roasted

2 cups heavy cream

1 vitamin C tab crushed or ¼ cup orange juice

1 tbsp clove

1 tbsp allspice

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp ground ginger

2 cups white rice

4 cups water

¼ cup chopped parsley

Salt & Pepper

Olive Oil

Equipment

Large Pot

Medium Pot

Blender or food processor

Preheating: None

Preparation

Add water, salt and pepper to medium pot and boil

Add rice, chopped parsley and cover

Reduce heat to medium-low cook for 20 min

Remove from heat and leave covered until service

Heat Large Pot

Add onions and garlic cook until soft

Add carrots and all spices

Cook until soft

Transfer to food processor

Add heavy cream and crushed vitamin c tab or orange juice

Process until smooth (be careful hot liquids expand when processed)

For service

Ladle soup into bowl

Mound rice in center

Enjoy