February 22, 2010

  • Let's Spice it Up!! Turkey Chili.... Yum

    This is the first of many weekly challenges or so I hope. Lena, itswhateyeknow, decided to invite us all the join in the first ever "cook it together" event.  The point was that everyone would make the same recipe, photograph it and post within 24 hours. That day was supposed to be  Sunday; but I admit that I cheated and cooked on Saturday. I already had a house full of people due to invade on Sunday and I never, NEVER, experiment with company; family yes.. company no. lol
    Family come back no matter what poison I serve.

    Her debut selection.. Turkey Chili.

    First find all the ingredients.
    No beer. I don't put water in my whiskey and no beer in my cooking. I'm a bit of a purist. I also added half of a green bell pepper. The Chili powder I use already has a kick so any extra heat will added at the table to each person's taste.




    I started by sweating the aromatics only to find that in my haste I had added all the garlic cloves to the pot     whole. You can see one hiding under the spoon handle. Had the scoop them out and chop them. I used four cloves not two. Again I have a pretty good handle on the family's prejudiced tastes.



    Next I added the turkey which, of course, did not come in a one pound package... but close enough. Once the turkey was no longer pink, I then added the spices and the tomato paste and gave them quick cook time before adding the tomatoes and the chicken broth. Giving the spices a bit of "fry time" will intensify the flavors in the dish. Same for the tomato paste. It needs a little time to caramelize and release the flavor of the tomato.



    My family likes to eat their chili with elbow noodles or rice. (Which, btw, will solve Seedsower's problem with beans) I also skipped the cilantro and went straight for the fresh parsley. I like the taste of cilantro, especially in salsa but DH thinks that it tastes too soapy for him. 



    This recipe was not only good looking but good eating too.
    Try it, you'll like it

    Can't wait to see what our next recipe is going to be.

    Good show, Lena!!!


    She has begun a new Blogring for this project.
    Check it out and join us in our culinary adventures.

    Let's get spicy and talk about it




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