Dragonfire Chilli
by Galanoth

It often falls to me, as Head of the Order of Dragonslayers, to make sure that all of my fellow slayers are well fed. A good slayer often forgets to eat because the constant pursuit of dragons and their kin becomes the sole focus of their existence.

 

One of my tried and true recipes, meant to feed about 5 Dragonslayers, follows. I call it Dragonfire chili, and I may just mass produce and sell it in markets around the world one day. It's just that good.

 

Who am I kidding? I'm no food merchant. I slay dragons for a living.

 

Dragonfire Chili

 

Ingredients:

 

2 lbs ground beef / pork / turkey or a mixture

1/4 lb bacon, thick cut

32 oz. can of red kidney beans

32 oz. can of beef broth

32 oz. can crushed tomatoes

32 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 large onion

1 fresh jalapeno pepper (add more fresh jalapenos if you like very spicy things)

4 oz. can of diced green chiles

4 Tbsp. flour

2 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin

2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

 

Directions:

 

Dice your onion and fresh jalapeno peppers finely-- cut them up into very small pieces so you can pretty much only see meat and beans in the finished chili.

 

Cut the bacon into small pieces and put it in a big pot. Cook it slowly so it crisps but does not burn. When it is crispy, add your ground meat to the pot.

 

Brown the ground meat with the bacon.

 

Use a spoon and scoop off most of the liquid (comprised of water from the meat and fat from the bacon) after the meat cooks. Save about 2 Tbsp of liquid with the meat.

 

Add the flour to the pot and stir to coat the meat evenly.

 

Add the beef broth and bring to a low boil, stirring the whole time. Once the broth thickens, add the other ingredients:

 

Tomatoes (crushed and diced), onion, jalapenos, green chiles, spices, and kidney beans.

 

Turn the heat to low and simmer slowly for 2 hours.

 

 

Serve with:

Cornbread and/or tortilla chips

Hot sauce

Extra jalapeno peppers

Grated cheese (cheddar, colby, jack, or Mexican queso blanco)

Sour cream

 

If you are into vegetarian cooking, you can use these substitutions:

 

1 Tbsp olive oil for the bacon

Vegetable broth for beef broth

Soy product for meat (firm tofu or ground tofu)

 

You would be surprised how good this chili tastes even without meat. It is excellent also served over rice or pasta.

It tastes so good that whenever I use it for dragon bait, I always get a good turnout of monsters to slay. Yum!