MC's Jailhouse Chilli

[Origin Unknown]

craigjm said:

Origin Unknown said:

Have a Jailhouse Chilli from Kennys cookbook on the go right now. Halved the chili powder and the jalapenos to keep it kid friendly, will be served with Nachos, Leicester, and cheddar cheese (could not find Monterrey jack) and perhaps a few jalapenos.

It’s not particularly spicy with the whole lot in.

Yep, next time I'll add the lot in. The outcome was superb and the whole family loved it which is the measure of success. I kept to original volumes which will reduce in the time stated but it did require a strong-simmer.

[craigjm]

Origin Unknown said:

craigjm said:

Origin Unknown said:

Have a Jailhouse Chilli from Kennys cookbook on the go right now. Halved the chili powder and the jalapenos to keep it kid friendly, will be served with Nachos, Leicester, and cheddar cheese (could not find Monterrey jack) and perhaps a few jalapenos.

It’s not particularly spicy with the whole lot in.

Yep, next time I'll add the lot in. The outcome was superb and the whole family loved it which is the measure of success. I kept to original volumes which will reduce in the time stated but it did require a strong-simmer.

Yeah I use half the liquids

[illmonkey]

Bump. Eating chilli on one of the hottest days

Matured in the freezer for a week and still damn fine!



ETA: when you get a lump of meat over the mince

Edited by illmonkey on Wednesday 13th July 19:54

[remedy]

The fridge or freezer maturation process is always good for chilli and curry.

[eyebeebe]

Made this for the first time today with some small changes as some have recommended:
Substituted chipotles for jalapeños
330ml beer
Just the stock cube
Controversially added a tin of kidney beans
Rather than simmer on the hob, it went in a dutch oven pot (lid off) in the kamado for 4 hours at around 120 degrees with a bit of hickory added to the coals.

[illmonkey]

With the upcoming dip in weather to a shocking low of 22C I’ve foraged for supplies to make a big batch of this, in case I’m snowed in for weeks, tonight.

Can’t wait!

[R56Cooper]

eyebeebe said:

Made this for the first time today with some small changes as some have recommended:
Substituted chipotles for jalapeños
330ml beer
Just the stock cube
Controversially added a tin of kidney beans
Rather than simmer on the hob, it went in a dutch oven pot (lid off) in the kamado for 4 hours at around 120 degrees with a bit of hickory added to the coals.

Looks great, how was it? Good idea with the smoking

[Tickle]

illmonkey said:

With the upcoming dip in weather to a shocking low of 22C I’ve foraged for supplies to make a big batch of this, in case I’m snowed in for weeks, tonight.

Can’t wait!

Very, very sensible.

[eyebeebe]

R56Cooper said:

Looks great, how was it? Good idea with the smoking

Damn tasty. My gf over did the rice portion, which blunted the spiciness a bit. Both big fans of the „surprise“ chunks of meat. It had quite a nice subtle level of smokiness. I expect the chipotles to have added some smokiness, so hard to say how much of an impact the hickory had. Next time, I‘ll throw some oak on instead as that is traditional Texan beef smoking wood.

[illmonkey]

Here we go. Not sure if someone done a before shot…



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A bit of the Beer in this to get the flavour back out
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This will slow cook for 8+ hours. I’ve only added maybe 100ml water, as so many comments say the recipe is too much. I will check it before bed and top up if required.

[illmonkey]

And done. Managed 8 portions that are this size. Dark room so crap photo



The chunks of beef are the best bit, as I cook it for so long. I think I’ll double the chunks and half the mince. May drop the bacon too, although I’m sure it is adding flavour.

The flavour or texture is missing something, I may add bits as I go through the freezer batches to try and figure it out. Maybe I just need some garlic ciabatta on the side!

[Wadeski]

I dont know if everyone already does this, but asking your butcher for a "Chili grind" of fresh ground beef will result in them running it only through the largest plate, and only grinding it once - resulting in a much chunkier mince that you would normally see.

the chunks of beef are about the size of a clove of garlic, giving great texture.

[Mobile Chicane]

Sorry Kenny, but I too would definitely go for chipotles over fresh jalapeños.

For a start, you can't get decent jalapeños in the UK. They're all greenhouse grown in West Sussex / Holland.

No heat to them.

[SD_1]

Managed to pick up a copy of the cookbook for £9 including delivery from here:

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/kenny...

Looking forward to trying some more of the recipes, as this one is excellent. Will need to try the alternative chillis, as it does seem to be a struggle to get decent jalapeños here.

[55palfers]

SD_1 said:

Will need to try the alternative chillis, as it does seem to be a struggle to get decent jalapeños here.

Try these from Costco.

[Regbuser]

IM, followed as per?

Jailhouse Chili

2 large onions, diced
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs chili powder
5 red jalapeños, finely chopped
1kg minced beef, 20% fat
500g stewing steak, cubed
6 rashers streaky bacon, diced and fried
2 tbs ground cumin
2 tbs oregano
1 tbs cayenne
1 tbs turmeric
500ml dark beer
500ml beef stock
3 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
2 tsp garlic salt

[illmonkey]

Regbuser said:

IM, followed as per?

Jailhouse Chili

2 large onions, diced
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 tbs olive oil
3 tbs chili powder
5 red jalapeños, finely chopped
1kg minced beef, 20% fat
500g stewing steak, cubed
6 rashers streaky bacon, diced and fried
2 tbs ground cumin
2 tbs oregano
1 tbs cayenne
1 tbs turmeric
500ml dark beer
500ml beef stock
3 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
2 tsp garlic salt

Yes, why do you ask?

[Regbuser]

A - To tie the raw ingredients photo to an ingredients list
B - To reprint the ingredients list from several pages back
C - To follow up with additions / deletions so as to tweak to personal taste

[illmonkey]

Regbuser said:

A - To tie the raw ingredients photo to an ingredients list
B - To reprint the ingredients list from several pages back
C - To follow up with additions / deletions so as to tweak to personal taste

Understood. It was to the original, my future changes are just to my preference. The stewing steak won't be as good cooked for 2 hours over 6 or so, and the mince goes a bit funny after being cooked that long, so I'd adjust. I'm unsure why the recipe only wants 2 hours of cooking too.

I also used supermarket mince, so maybe has something to do with it. Next time I'll get butchers stuff.

[SD_1]

55palfers said:

Try these from Costco.

Will pick some up next time I'm in - cheers.