COOL CHILI RECIPES REALLY HEAT IT UP.Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor In response to a request from Norma Wishingrad, Francesca Blagdon sent along a chili recipe that she has been making for 50 years to great raves. She serves it over spaghetti. We have no idea if it's anything like the one requested from Marie Callender's, but give it a try. An interesting- sounding Chipotle Chili recipe is also included today. CHILI CON CARNE chili con carne (chĭl`ē kŏn kär`nē) [Span.,=hot peppers with meat], Mexican food popular in the United States and now manufactured and canned commercially. (Shared by Francesca Blagdon) 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 pound chopped OR ground beef 1 (16-ounce) can tomatoes 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce 1/2 teaspoon paprika paprika: see pepper. 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper OR to taste 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 clove garlic, mashed 1 teaspoon salt 1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet. Add onion and beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, paprika, cayenne, bay leaf and chili powder. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add some water if too thick (or 1/2 cup wine). Add garlic, salt and beans and heat through. Recipe can be doubled. Makes 4 to 6 servings. More quick dishes Just after finishing last week's food story about getting a dish on the table fast with six ingredients or fewer, a new cookbook - ``Family Circle Quick & Easy Recipes,'' by the Editors of Family Circle (Broadway Books; $24.95) -arrived on my desk. It features more than 300 easily made creations and 75 tempting color photographs. The recipes are earmarked with icons identifying them as quick-cook, 30-minutes max, five ingredients or less, quick-prep and one-pot. We also liked the fast-fix boxes sprinkled throughout with superfast tips and tricks. For instance, broiled broil 1 v. broiled, broil·ing, broils v.tr. 1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element. 2. To expose to great heat. v. chicken fix-ups includes several tasty ideas for saucing up chicken in a jiffy A fraction of time that has numerous interpretations depending on who uses it. It may refer to one computer clock cycle, one nanosecond, one millisecond or one AC power cycle. There may be others. See nanosecond. 1. . Although not all of the ingredient lists are short, most appear to be fast to put together. Cooking times vary from none (these are the no-cook dishes) to 15 or 30 minutes or even longer, leaving you time free to complete other chores. Among the delicious recipes are Grilled Paillard pail·lard n. A slice of veal, chicken, or beef that is pounded until very thin and cooked quickly. [Origin unknown.] of Chicken With Artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus Puree, Skillet Turkey Sauerbraten sau·er·bra·ten n. A pot roast of beef marinated in vinegar, water, wine, and spices before being cooked. [German : sauer, sour (from Middle High German , Basil Stuffed Eggplant, Salsa, Bean & Cheese Pizza, Veggie-Hummus Wrap, Raspberry Crumb Bars and Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares. This book looks to be a winner for those into express-lane cooking. To give you a taste of what's in store, give these dishes from the book a whirl. CHIPOTLE CHILI 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 3/4 pounds lean ground beef 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can stewed stewed adj. 1. Cooked by stewing: stewed prunes. 2. Informal Intoxicated; drunk. stewed Adjective 1. tomatoes with green chiles 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce
2 teaspoons adobo sauce 2 teaspoons ketchup 1 (16- to 19-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained Heat oil in a medium-size nonstick non·stick adj. Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles: a frying pan with a nonstick surface. nonstick Adjective skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute sau·té tr.v. sau·téed, sau·té·ing, sau·tés To fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan. n. A dish of food so prepared. 8 minutes. Add beef, chili powder, salt, cumin and paprika. Turn heat to medium- high; cook 7 minutes. Add undrained tomatoes, chipotle chile with its sauce, adobo sauce and ketchup; reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes. Add beans and cook 5 more minutes. Makes 4 servings. TORTILLA PIE 4 (8-inch) flour tortillas 1 (16-ounce) can refried beans (1 1/2 cups) 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese “Monterey Jack” redirects here. For other uses, see Monterey Jack (disambiguation). Monterey Jack is a type of semi-hard cheese using cows milk. It is commonly sold by itself, or mixed with Colby cheese to make a marbled cheese known as Colby-Jack (or Co-Jack). (4 ounces) 1 cup salsa 2 cups shredded cooked chicken Heat broiler broiler a young (about 8 weeks old) male or female chicken weighing 3 to 3.5 lb. (see note below). Coat a 10-inch microwave-safe pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Place a tortilla in prepared pie plate. Spread with 1/3 EACH of refried beans, cheese, salsa and chicken. Top with a tortilla. Repeat layers, top with third tortilla. Repeat layers and finish with fourth tortilla. Cover with plastic wrap; microwave on high power about 8 minutes. Uncover pie and place under broiler in oven 30 seconds. To serve, cut into wedges. Makes 4 servings. NOTE: If you prefer, cover pie with foil and bake in preheated 400-degree oven 25 minutes instead of cooking in a microwave. Adjust oven to a broil when pie is baked, and proceed to broil as above. CHOCOLATE NUT & FRUIT CLUSTERS 1 (10- to 12-ounce) package milk chocolate pieces (2 cups) 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cashews, almonds OR macadamia macadamia (măk'ədā`mēə), name for the nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, an evergreen tree native to Australia, but cultivated in Hawaii. The nuts, also called Queensland nuts, are eaten roasted or raw. nuts 3/4 cup dark raisins 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots OR cranberries Line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper. Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cashews, raisins and apricots. Drop chocolate mixture by teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets. Let stand until hardened, about 2 hours. Makes about 3 dozen candies. Can you help? If you have recipes that can help these readers, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. I'm looking for a recipe for Chicken Enchilada Soup like the one served at Chili's in the Fallbrook Mall. It was served on a Sunday. Does anyone have something close or like it? - Lynne Muir West Hills Does anyone have the beer bread recipe - the one with a can of beer added to self-rising flour? Also, has anyone tried using champagne instead of beer? - Grace Hampton Burbank CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Family Circle Quick & Easy Recipes'') |
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