6 to 8 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
1 pound 93% lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean ground pork, turkey or chicken
Stone ground corn flour
Salted butter
Tomato paste
Crystal Hot sauce (Extra hot version)
Seasonings
Salt
Black pepper
Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning
Chef Paul’s meat magic
Cayenne pepper
Ground Cumin
Chili powder
Dried thyme
1 yellow onion
Garlic
1 Green bell pepper
1 Red bell pepper
Red or Green Jalapeno peppers
Serrano peppers
Preparation of ingredients
Seasonings
Step 1- Chop 1/2 yellow onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 of a green bell pepper, 1/2 of a red bell pepper, 4 or more jalapeno peppers, and 4 or more serrano peppers. Rinse off all peppers before chopping.
Ground beef and pork mixture.
Preheat fire to medium high heat.
Step 2- Add 1 pound 93% lean ground beef and 1/2 pound lean ground pork, turkey or chicken into a large sauce pan. Stir and let saute for 8 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
Step 3- Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon chef Paul’s meat magic and 3 cups water. Stir and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 4- Add ground beef mixture into a mesh strainer with a medium sized bowl underneath it and set aside.
Making the roux
Preheat fire to medium high heat.
Step 5- Add 2 tablespoons salted butter and 2 tablespoons corn flour into a large sauce pan. Stir continuously for 1 minute and 15 seconds or until mixture is a brown color.
Making the chili
Step 6- Add 1 cup chopped yellow onion, 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper, and 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper. Stir and let saute for 5 to 6 minutes stirring occasionally.
Step 7- Add 3 cups of liquid from the ground beef and pork mixture, 1 tablespoon chopped garlic, 1/2 cup chopped jalapeno, 1/2 cup chopped serrano peppers, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon chef Paul’s meat magic, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 or 3 teaspoons ground cumin, 2 or 3 tablespoons Crystal hot sauce (Extra hot version), 3 tablespoons tomato paste, and ground beef and pork mixture. Stir all ingredients together. Let simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
Step 8- Add 1 tablespoon corn flour and stir. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes before serving. For best results serve the next day so flavors and spices can settle and increase overnight.
YouTube instructional video