Chili Tonight, Hot Tamale

[deguspice]

For tomorrow's party, I made my traditional pot of chili. Over the years, it has slowly evolved. This time, I borrowed an idea from the winning recipe of Boston's Firehouse Chili Cook-Off. Instead of browning the ground beef, he grilled the ground beef as hamburgers, then broke them up for the chili. I did the same thing, but used ground turkey. Instead off little pieces of ground turkey, you get visible chunks of meat.

Turkey Chili

1 lb	grilled turkey burgers, broken up
1	large white onion, diced
2 15oz cans	tomato sauce
2 cans	kidney beans, drained
2	green bell peppers, diced
1 tsb	garlic, minced
	chili powder, to taste

• While the burgers are grilling, saute the diced onions in a large pot until translucent.
  
• Break up the burgers and add to pot, along with tomato sauce.
  
• Reduce cooking temperature.
  
• Add beans and diced bell peppers.
  
• Add minced garlic and chili powder to taste.
  
• Simmer for a couple of hours.
  
• Put in fridge over night to mellow.
  

Edit: I just remembered, I usually add part of a jar of salsa, but this time I forgot. I might leave it out of future versions.

Does anyone know where "Chili Tonight, Hot Tamale" comes from?

Comments

[jim-p.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know where "Chili Tonight, Hot Tamale" comes from?

I saw it one one of the billboards for "South Of The Border", but I don't know if that was the first use...

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

That could be where I saw it. I've been to SotB once.

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

Yes, seen it there too a long time ago. But I'm sure they didn't invent it.

[c1.livejournal.com]

I use a can of red beans and a can of black beans, and I throw in about a cup of corn as well. One time, I used a bag of frozen pearl onions, and that made an interesting, tasty change in the paradigm.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

I didn't mention it in the ingredients, but I use two different types of beans for a bit of a visual contrast.

I try to avoid using corn. Too many friends have corn allergies.

Using pearl onions sounds interesting.

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

Yay Chili! Now mine will have company!

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I know it only as a playground joke from way back in the mists of time.

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Chili today -- hot tamale!