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East Meets West Spicy Chili

This is a unique, flavor-packed chili recipe that has two fresh Asian peppers, and two kinds of chili powders as well as two kinds of beans and corn. Pay attention to the layers of seasonings throughout.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Southwestern
Servings: 5 servings
Author: Kevin Godbee

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp bacon drippings
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 6 Thai chili peppers sliced thin
  • 4 shishito peppers sliced, three of them deseeded
  • 6 cloves garlic sliced as thin as possible
  • 2 lbs ground chuck 20% fat
  • 1 14.1 oz can Marzanino tomatoes whole peeled in tomato juice (Found at Trader Joes. It is a tomato halfway between the San Marzano tomato and the datterino tomato. Is a little tomato, with a slightly long shape and with a vivid red color.)
  • 1 15.5 oz can black beans
  • 1 15.5 oz can kidney beans
  • 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 jalapeño pepper sliced, deseeded. Optional garnish.
  • ½ cup red onion diced. Optional garnish.
  • ½ cup sour cream Optional garnish.

Seasoning Round 1 (for onion, peppers, garlic and meat)

  • 5-6 pinches salt divided
  • 3 pinches MSG divided

Seasoning Round 2 (combine all ingredients)

  • ¼ cup chili powder
  • 2 tbsp cumin powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2 tbsp chipotle powder
  • 3 tsp cayenne powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 pinch MSG

Seasoning Round 3 (combine all ingredients)

  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

Seasoning Round 4

  • 2 tsp white pepper

Instructions

  • In a heavy pot, melt the bacon drippings.
  • Drop the onion and hit it with 1-2 pinches of salt, and 1 pinch of MSG, and sauté over medium heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add the Thai chilis, shishito peppers, and garlic and AGAIN hit it with 1-2 pinches of salt, and 1 pinch of MSG, and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
    Onions-Garlic-Peppers
  • Add the meat, and AGAIN hit it with 1-2 pinches of salt, and 1 pinch of MSG, raise heat to medium-high. Cook the meat nearly through, and LEAVE IN the fat. Do not drain.
    Add the Beef
  • Add the Marzanino tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, fire roasted diced tomatoes, corn, bay leaf. Break up the Marzanino tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
    Add Other Ingredients to Chili
  • Add Seasoning Round 2 to pot. Return the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add Seasoning Round 3 to pot. Return the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in white pepper. Remove bay leaf.
  • Serve. Add optional garnish.