Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Smokin' Skovilles Turkey Chili

Ingredients
2 T. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 small green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 pound lean ground turkey
2 T. chili powder
1 T. paprika
1 T. ground cumin
2 t. dried oregano
1 t. black pepper
1 (1 oz) envelope instant hot chocolate mix
2 t. seasoned salt
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 can kidney beans, drained
1/2 c. chicken or turkey stock (original recipe calls for beer, so whatever substitute you prefer)
1/2 c. corn

Directions
1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, green pappers; cook and stir until the onion is transparent. Push these to one side of the pot, and crumble in the ground turkey. Cover, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the meat is no longer pink. Stir everything together so the garlic doesn't burn.
2. Season with chili powder, red pepper flakes, paprika, cumin, oregano, pepper, hot cocoa mix and seasoned salt. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, tomato sauce and kidney beans. Stir in stock, partially cover the pan, and simmer over medium heat for about 50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Mix in the corn and simmer 10 more minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

Note: The original recipe also calls for a habanero pepper and some hot pepper sauce but I thought it was plenty hot without those. It also called for 2 lbs of turkey but I only had one, so I used two cans of beans. Didn't miss the extra turkey. Also when I made this, I was out of tomato sauce so I took some tomatoes and blended them and just cooked the chili a little longer than the recipe said.

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