I am in charge of making a Turkey Chili on Wednesday night for myself and 6 friends.
We’ll be eating and drinking and then hitting the town!!
Any recipe suggestions?
I have visited several sites but the recipes I have found all seem pretty bland.
I need to make one super hot and the other I want to make a little sweet.
Is their any way to ‘carmalize’ the chili a bit? Any suggestions? Recipe links?
I will give you a bowl if you help!
and a beverage of your choice!
Got one…
The key is to chop/grind your own turkey meat! The ground turkey that you get in supermarkets has the consistancy of oatmeal. Yukky. Best bet: get enough boneless skinless turkey breasts/thighs to go around, cut the pieces into thumb-sized cubes and put about 1 1/2 cups into a food processor and pulse about 8 times. You’ll get a really good, chunky texture. If you don’t have a food processor, but have a cleaver, just chop it 'till it’s very coarsly chopped.
The following recipe is for 4 (hungry) people, but can be increased easily. The hamburger is added for flavor. If you or someone else can’t eat beef, pork is a good substitute. If that doesn’t work either, it’s still good with just turkey (substitute extra turkey in place of the beef)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds turkey (boneless, skinless), coarsely chopped
1/2 pound ground beef, extra lean, coarsely chopped
1 onion, diced (or more!)
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chiles dried, minced (more will give the dish a smokier/hotter flavor)
2 15 oz cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 15 oz can tomato liquid and enough water to fill the can.
4 tablespoons Red Wine (cheap stuff is fine here)
1 teaspoon paprika (sweet hungarian paprika is best, but any kind’ll do)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (this is where the heat comes from. Adjust to taste)
8-10 heaping tablespoons of chili powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon toasted ground cumin
salt/pepper to taste.
To toast cumin: put the cumin into a frying pan with no oil. Heat pan to med-high. Stir cumin until toasted (it’ll give off a sort of nutty aroma)
Cook onions in vegetable oil 'till slightly golden, add garlic and chipoltle, cook until garlic is golden (DO NOT BURN), Remove veggies from skillet
Add meat to skillet. Cook until browned, add veggies back, add tomatoes, liquid
Add spices
Simmer lightly for a minimum of 1/2 hour
Serve with shredded ColbyJack cheese, or a mild cheddar if Colbyjack isn’t available.
Let me know if you want to make your own chili powder rather than buying the pre-mixed kind and doctoring it.
Fenris
(Yes, Zenster, I’ll post this to the Ultimate Recipe Thread too! 
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It’s nice to see that I’ve got my thread contributors so well trained.
Thanks Fenris!
Thank you very much, sounds fantastic!
I am heading to to store right now to pick up the ingrediants. I’ll let you know how it’s recieved. Thanks again!