In the realm of culinary delights, few dishes evoke a sense of comfort and warmth like a hearty bowl of chile con carne. This classic Tex-Mex stew, renowned for its robust flavors and versatility, has become a staple in kitchens around the world. Whether you prefer your chile con carne brimming with spicy heat or simmering with a gentle warmth, the possibilities are endless. However, preserving this culinary masterpiece for future enjoyment can be a daunting task. Fear not, fellow food enthusiasts, for this article will guide you through the process of effectively canning chile con carne, ensuring that you can savor its deliciousness long after the cooking day is done.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CHILE CON CARNE (CANNING)
I personally have not canned this one yet, but expect to soon. I'm posting by request, this recipe is from the USDA Complete Guide To Home Canning & Preserving. Be sure to measure ingredients exactly, but extra salt (or less salt), pepper or chili powder will not adversely affect canning results. Prep time does not include soaking time for beans, cooking time does not include time to get up to pressure.
Provided by bikerchick
Categories Beans
Time 2h15m
Yield 9 pints
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Wash beans thoroughly and place them in a 2 qt saucepan.
- Add cold water to a level of 2 to 3 inches above the beans and soak 12 to 18 hours.
- Drain and discard water.
- Combine beans with 5-1/2 c of fresh water and 2 tsp salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
- Drain and discard water.
- Brown ground beef, chopped onions and optional peppers in a skillet.
- Drain off fat and add 3 tsp salt, pepper, chili powder, tomatoes and drained cooked beans.
- Simmer 5 minutes.
- CAUTION: Do Not Thicken.
- Fill jars, leaving 1" headspace.
- Adjust lids and process in pressure canner.
- Dial Gauge Pressure Canner:.
- 75 minutes.
- 11 lb at 0-2,000 ft (altitude); 12 lb at 2,001-4,000 ft; 13 lb at 4,001-6,000; 14 lb at 6,001-8,000 ft.
- Weight Gauge Pressure Canner:.
- 75 minutes.
- 10 lb at 0-1,000 ft; 15 lb at above 1,000 ft.
AWARD WINNING CHILI CON CARNE
This chili recipe is many years in the making and I have won several awards with it. I think you'll be pleased with it. You can alter it to your own spice levels to achieve your perfect chili. Garnish with shredded mozzarella cheese, and use corn chips for dipping.
Provided by CHEFJIMMY
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook green pepper, and onion, until softened. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Crumble over bouillon cubes, and stir in wine; continue to cook for a few minutes. Stir in chopped tomatoes, garlic, and tomato paste. Season with paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, basil, oregano, and parsley. Stir in salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover, and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in kidney beans, and hot pepper sauce. You can add the reserved tomato juice if more liquid is needed. Continue to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, corn meal, and water until smooth. Stir into chili, and cook for a further 10 minutes, or until chili has thickened up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 85.8 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 31.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 1211.6 mg, Sugar 9.2 g
CHILLI CON CARNE RECIPE
This great chilli recipe has to be one of the best dishes to serve to friends for a casual get-together. An easy sharing favourite that uses up storecupboard ingredients.
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Prepare your vegetables. Chop 1 large onion into small dice, about 5mm square. The easiest way to do this is to cut the onion in half from root to tip, peel it and slice each half into thick matchsticks lengthways, not quite cutting all the way to the root end so they are still held together. Slice across the matchsticks into neat dice.
- Cut 1 red pepper in half lengthways, remove stalk and wash the seeds away, then chop. Peel and finely chop 2 garlic cloves.
- Start cooking. Put your pan on the hob over a medium heat. Add 1 tbsp oil and leave it for 1-2 minutes until hot (a little longer for an electric hob).
- Add the onion and cook, stirring fairly frequently, for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft, squidgy and slightly translucent.
- Tip in the garlic, red pepper, 1 heaped tsp hot chilli powder or 1 level tbsp mild chilli powder, 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp ground cumin.
- Give it a good stir, then leave it to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Brown 500g lean minced beef. Turn the heat up a bit, add the meat to the pan and break it up with your spoon or spatula. The mix should sizzle a bit when you add the mince.
- Keep stirring and prodding for at least 5 minutes, until all the mince is in uniform, mince-sized lumps and there are no more pink bits. Make sure you keep the heat hot enough for the meat to fry and become brown, rather than just stew.
- Make the sauce. Crumble 1 beef stock cube into 300ml hot water. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture.
- Add a 400g can of chopped tomatoes. Tip in ½ tsp dried marjoram, 1 tsp sugar and add a good shake of salt and pepper. Squirt in about 2 tbsp tomato purée and stir the sauce well.
- Simmer it gently. Bring the whole thing to the boil, give it a good stir and put a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat until it is gently bubbling and leave it for 20 minutes.
- Check on the pan occasionally to stir it and make sure the sauce doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan or isn't drying out. If it is, add a couple of tablespoons of water and make sure that the heat really is low enough. After simmering gently, the saucy mince mixture should look thick, moist and juicy.
- Drain and rinse a 410g can of red kidney beans in a sieve and stir them into the chilli pot. Bring to the boil again, and gently bubble without the lid for another 10 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks too dry.
- Taste a bit of the chilli and season. It will probably take a lot more seasoning than you think.
- Now replace the lid, turn off the heat and leave your chilli to stand for 10 minutes before serving. This is really important as it allows the flavours to mingle.
- Serve with soured cream and plain boiled long grain rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 387 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, Sodium 2.32 milligram of sodium
CHILI CON CARNE
At chili suppers, this chili con carne recipe always disappears first! It's nice at home, too, since the longer it sits in the refrigerator, the better the taste seems to get. -Janie Turner, Tuttle, Oklahoma
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h50m
Yield 10 servings ( 2 1/2 qt.)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; crumble beef. Drain and set aside. , In the same pot, heat oil; saute onions until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the green pepper, salt, chili powder, bouillon, cayenne, cinnamon, cumin and oregano. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring until combined. , Add tomatoes and browned beef. Stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 1 hour. Add beans and heat through. If desired top with sour cream and jalapeno.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 14g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 892mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 20g protein.
MARTHA'S CHILE CON CARNE
Make and share this Martha's Chile Con Carne recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen in MA
Categories Tex Mex
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Toast chiles in a skillet over medium heat, turning often, until fragrant and puffed up (2 minutes).
- Cut in half and remove cores, reserving seeds. Transfer chiles to a bowl and cover with boiling water; set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add pork; cook until browned, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- Working in batches, cook beef until browned, 3 minutes per side, adding more oil as needed and transferring browned meat to the plate.
- Meanwhile, puree chiles and 1/2 cup soaking liquid in a blender.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring often, until softened (6-8 minutes).
- Stir in cumin, oregano, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons reserved chile seeds (more for heat, if desired). Cook 1 minute.
- Add chile puree. Raise heat to medium-high; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
- Return meat to pot. Add 2 teaspoons salt, tomatoes, and beer, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-high. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 1/4 hours.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender and sauce is thick, about 30 minutes more.
- Discard bay leaf. Stir in vinegar.
- Serve chili with avocado halves, scallions, tortilla chips, and grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 563.2, Fat 39.3, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 90.4, Sodium 217.7, Carbohydrate 20.3, Fiber 8.5, Sugar 3.6, Protein 29
CHILI CON CARNE II
This Recipe can easily be multiplied and freezes well.
Provided by BUBBLE
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a medium sized stock pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Saute onion, chile pepper and garlic until soft. Add ground beef: cook and stir until meat is browned.
- Pour in tomatoes with liquid, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, paprika, oregano, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Stir in kidney beans, and cook another 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 calories, Carbohydrate 32.5 g, Cholesterol 61.5 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 916.8 mg, Sugar 11.3 g
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh, ripe tomatoes. If fresh tomatoes are not available, you can use canned diced tomatoes, but be sure to drain them well before using.
- Brown the ground beef well before adding it to the chili. This will help to develop the flavor of the chili.
- Add a variety of spices to the chili to give it a complex flavor. Some good options include chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Simmer the chili for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. The longer you simmer it, the better it will taste.
- Serve the chili with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, shredded cheese, and chopped onions.
- Canning chili is a great way to preserve it for later use. Be sure to follow the canning instructions carefully to ensure that the chili is safe to eat.
Conclusion:
Chile con carne is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a great meal to serve on a cold day or for a potluck. Whether you are making it for your family or for a crowd, chile con carne is sure to be a hit. So next time you are looking for a hearty and flavorful meal, give chile con carne a try.
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