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sam’s three-stage curried chili

Recipe by
LINDA SHAFFER
Douglasville, GA

My 19 yo son worked all day creating this dish for a chili contest at work. THEY told him no one could make chili with lima beans and curry. When he told me about it, I agreed with THEM. Then I tasted it... Despite the ingredients, this chili is not “hot.” Instead, the layers of flavors give it an intense yet pleasant heat that warms rather than burns. It is without a doubt the best chili I have ever tasted. Oh, he won the contest!

yield 10 -12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sam’s three-stage curried chili

  • STAGE ONE::
  • 4 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1
    yellow onion, chopped
  • 1
    red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1
    red chili pepper, chopped
  • 1
    green chili pepper, chopped
  • 1 1/2
    jalapeno peppers, chopped
  • 1
    hot banana pepper, chopped
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 3/4 Tbsp
    curry powder (plus 5 pinches)
  • 1/4 Tbsp
    hot madras curry powder
  • 1 tsp
    garam masala (plus 2 pinches)
  • STAGE TWO:
  • 2 slice
    bacon, cut into pieces
  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1 lb
    ground pork
  • 8 oz
    tempeh, broken up
  • 3/4 Tbsp
    curry powder (plus 5 pinches)
  • 1/4 Tbsp
    hot madras curry powder
  • 1 tsp
    garam masala (plus 2 pinches)
  • STAGE THREE:
  • 1/4 c
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch
    garlic powder (or to taste)
  • 2 pkg
    sodium free beef bouillon (equivalent to 2 cubes)
  • 1/2 bottle
    light japanese beer
  • 1 c
    sake
  • 1 c
    coconut milk
  • 2-14 oz can
    diced tomatoes
  • 2-8 oz can
    tomato sauce
  • 1-8oz can
    tomato paste
  • 2 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 1/2-1 tsp
    ground chipolte pepper
  • 1 tsp
    dried basil
  • 1-1/2 tsp
    smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp
    salt (preferably sea)
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 1-16 oz can
    lima beans, drained
  • 1-16 oz can
    kidney beans, drained
  • 1-16 oz can
    butter beans, drained

How To Make sam’s three-stage curried chili

  • 1
    Stage One Directions:
  • 2
    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • 3
    Add onion, peppers, garlic, curry powders and garam masala and cook, stirring and working the spices into the vegetables.
  • 4
    Cook until the vegetables are softened and set aside.
  • 5
    Cook’s Note: Throughout cooking process, taste and add curry powder and garam masala as desired. I added 5 pinches of curry powder and 2 pinches garam masala 3 times. You want to end up with layers of spices at different "ages" when you are done.
  • 6
    Stage Two Directions:
  • 7
    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • 8
    Add bacon to pan and cook 1 minute to render some of the fat.
  • 9
    Add beef, pork, tempeh and stir. Add curry powder, hot madras curry powder and garam masala spices.
  • 10
    Cook and stir in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes, working the spices into the mixture.
  • 11
    Add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Sprinkle bouillon over mixture and add coconut milk, beer and sake.
  • 12
    Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste.
  • 13
    Continue cooking, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes.
  • 14
    Cook’s Note: Throughout cooking process, taste and add curry powder and garam masala as desired. I added 5 pinches of curry powder and 2 pinches garam masala 3 times. You want to end up with layers of spices at different "ages" when you are done.
  • 15
    Stage Three Directions:
  • 16
    Stir beef mixture into the pepper mixture.
  • 17
    Add chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, chipotle pepper, basil, smoked paprika, salt, oregano, and black pepper.
  • 18
    Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low.
  • 19
    Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 20
    Mix beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes more.
  • 21
    Cook’s Note: Throughout cooking process, taste and add curry powder and garam masala as desired. I added 5 pinches of curry powder and 2 pinches garam masala 3 times. You want to end up with layers of spices at different "ages" when you are done.

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