Southern Chili Beans Food

SOUTHERN CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add chopped onion and saute 3 minutes, then add 1tsp garlic, 2 tsp paprika, 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour onions into crockpot.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat, add in ground turkey. Stirring occasionally until ground turkey has browned. Once cooked drain and add to crockpot.
• In crockpot add in remaining ingredients, diced tomatoes, kidney beans (drained), 1/2 cup of water or beef broth, 1 tsp granulated sugar, and a tsp each of salt and pepper.
• Stir all ingredients together, cook on low for 6 hours.
• Serve warm. Enjoy!
• Serve topped with: Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, or hot sauce! Optionally serve with for sides: fresh cornbread or biscuits, baked potatoes, saltine crackers or tortilla chips!

SOUTHERN LIVING BEEF AND BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Saute first 5 ingredients in hot oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until tender.
• Remove veggies from pan.
• After cutting into smaller pieces, rub salt and pepper over stew meat and brown in skillet along with ground beef.
• Place sauteed veggies and meat into crock pot.
• Add tomato sauce and next five ingredients into beef mixture and stir well.
• Cook on high for 4 hours then on low for 2-3 more hours.
• If more liquid is needed, sometimes I add a bit of beef broth and some jalapeno juice (for extra spice) or just some extra water.
• Add beans the last hour of cooking.
• Serve with an assortment of condiments: shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese. diced onion, tortilla chips.

GROUND BEEF CHILI WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes into a large stockpot over medium heat.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to the stockpot.
• Cook and stir chorizo in the same hot skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer chorizo to the stockpot.
• Heat oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic until very well cooked and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add cumin and chili powder and cook for about 3 minutes more. Transfer onions to the stockpot with lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Stir black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans into the pot.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat and lightly saute bell peppers, about 5 minutes. Add to the stockpot.
• Add corn to the stockpot and season with additional salt and pepper. Add hot sauce to taste and simmer for 30 minutes more. Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve.

SOUTHERN STYLE WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a large pot. Fill water to four inches over the beans.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat on top of stove.
• Add ham hock or bone, salt and pepper.
• Reduce and simmer covered for three hours or until beans are soft.
• Add water as needed to keep beans covered.
• I have always eaten these beans cooked extra-soft but you may keep them a little firmer!

SOUTHERN CHILI & BEANS

Steps:

• Brown the beef and drain the fat off.
• Crumble the cooked beef into pea size pieces.
• In a large pot, combine the beef plus the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer over low heat.
• Cook stirring every 15 minutes for 2-3 hours.