9lb chuck roast on the Egg. Making up a practice batch of Shawn's smoky chipotle chili. Really nice out today but this colder weather had me craving some.
MMMMMMMMM I love chili, of course mine is the best made tho! But i like mine flavored smoky with chipotle and I am a black bean and corn believer in my chili for sure.
Shawn's Smoky Chipotle Chili 7-10lb chuck roast (any type of roast will do) 1/2lb bacon 60oz diced tomatoes, drained (about 3 large or 5 small cans) 4 cans kidney beans, drained 1 large onion, diced 5 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 can chipotles in adobo sauce juice of 1 lime 3 tbs chipotle chili powder 3 tbs other chili powder 2 tsp oregano 2 tsp cumin flour/masa/cornstach salt and pepper to taste shredded cheese sour cream Smoke the roast until internal temp reaches 170. Took me about 10 hours at 225-250. You can wait until 1/2 to 1 hour before the meat is done to start the rest. Drain and reserve juice from tomatoes. Puree tomatoes in food processor or blender in batches, with the chilis, lime juice, and seasonings. Combine with drained beans in large crock pot or dutch oven and set aside. When the roast has cooled enough to handle, dice and add to crock pot. In a frying pan, cook all the bacon until crispy, reserving grease. Cook the onion and garlic in the bacon grease, then use flour or masa harina to make a roux. I like to add enough where it's just turning into a "paste". Cook roux for 1-2 mins, then gradually add reserved tomato juice, and 2-4 cups of water to reach a "creamy" consistency. Add to crock pot with crumbled bacon. Cook on med-low heat for at least 30 minutes, or until meat is fork tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with shredded cheese and sour cream. Other combinations of beans/meat/tomatoes could be substituted. Basically looking for about 2 parts meat, 1 part tomato chili sauce, 1 part beans. This is the level of heat that I like. For the cookoff, I'll adjust the chipotles to about 3-4 chilis, maybe 1/3 can. For the 5 alarm version, use the whole can - and rinse it out with some of the water to make sure you get it all in there. Be careful though, the heat "creeps up" on you! Think this one is going to be tough to beat!
Oh man. That sounds good. Another thing I have to try putting together from the FHC food categories. I don't have time to make all this stuff guys! Really. Or holes left in my belt.
Sounds like a good blend. We had our first real taste of fall last night - Chili soon to follow. Mine has more like 70% meat 30% veggies - GF crabs about it all the time, so I just add more meat I like mine with pork - spare ribs & ground sausage, with some beef steak. Everything else that goes in it is what I can remember adding from the previous version
I've made it with smoked chicken before too, for a leaner version. My girlfriend prefers it that way - she doesn't like to get any fatty pieces.
