Good Season'n With Herb'n Renewal

Tailgaiting and cooler weather means it is time for some great one pot meals! Hog Wild Chili is a must have for one of our customers...he swears that he would be “hog tied” by his friends if he didn't have a pot full of it during U.K. Football games.

Hog Wild Chili

3 lbs. pork loin, cubed...we used pork from Herman's Happy Hogs!

2 tbsp. bacon drippings

1 medium onion, diced

1 cup diced green pepper

1 12 oz. can of beer

1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 29 oz. can tomato sauce

3 tbsp. Chili Season'n

1 30 oz. can chili beans

1 15.5 oz can great northern beans

Brown pork in bacon drippings until moisture is reduced and meat is lightly browned. Add peppers and onions; saute' 5 minutes. Add beer, tomatoes, sauce and Chili Season'n. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Add beans and return to a simmer and cook until meat is tender...approximately 1-2 hours, stirring occasionally. If chili is not the desired thickness, add 1 tbsp. of cornmeal at a time to thicken ...make sure you stir after adding each spoonful.

If meat is not your thing, try this recipe...we eat meat but this is still one of our favorites!

Veggie Chili

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 medium onion, diced

1 medium green pepper, diced

2 ribs celery, diced

1 12 oz. can beer

2 carrots, diced

1 1/2 lbs. Yukon Gold taters, cubed

1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 29 oz. can tomato sauce

1 lb. frozen corn

2 4 oz. cans sliced mushrooms, drained

1 27 oz. cans chili beans

4 tbsp. Chili Season'n

In a 7 quart pot, saute' the onion, pepper, celery and carrots in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add beer, potatoes, tomatoes and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove lid and add remaining ingredients; stir. Return to a boil, reduce heat and simmer...stirring often, for 1 hour or longer. The longer it simmers, the better!

***NOTE***

BTW, if you happen to have an old copy of this recipe there is a BIG mistake...the 29 oz. can of tomato sauce was listed as tomato paste!!! Oh my gosh...that recipe has been included in our Chili Season'n packages for over 15 years and we never noticed the mistake. Please make sure you use sauce and not paste!!! To our defense, these recipes were usually typed up at 3 am on a Saturday morning before we headed out to the farmers market. Geez...how could we miss this one, it's a biggie!!! I guess that's a big DUH on our part and we apologize.