Simply Delicious®: Super Bowl Bash!
By Sheila Lukins
Publication Date: 01/29/2006
“We can’t watch the Super Bowl without great eats. Give us your best!”
—Tom Malin, Trumbull, Conn.
Kick off your Super Bowl party with hearty, casual food: great chili, for
example—one with beans, beef and pork, the other vegetarian; nachos of Jack
cheese and shrimp; fresh salsa and guacamole for the chips; and warm bites of
sausage-stuffed bread. Your menu will score big!
—Sheila
Silver Palate Chili For a Crowd
When
choosing chopped meat for chili, you’ll find that beef chuck adds great flavor.
And you never can have too many spices. Look for dark-red kidney beans. Lemon
juice brightens all the tastes!
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound yellow onions, coarsely chopped
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings
4 pounds beef chuck, ground
1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/3 cup ground cumin
1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons salt,
or to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
3 cans (28 ounces each) Italian plum tomatoes, drained
1/4 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 cans (16 ounces each) dark-red kidney beans, drained
2 cans (5 1/2 ounces each) pitted black olives, drained
1. Heat the olive oil in a very large pot. Add the onions and cook over
low heat, stirring occasionally, until wilted, about 15 minutes. Add the sausage
meat and ground chuck; cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until the meats are
well browned. Spoon off any excess fat and discard.
2. Stir in the tomato paste, garlic, cumin, chili powder, mustard, basil,
oregano, salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes, wine, lemon juice, dill, parsley and
kidney beans. Stir well and simmer, uncovered, for another 15 minutes.
3. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add olives; simmer for 5 minutes more to
heat through. Serve immediately.
Serves 20. Per serving: 260 calories, 19g carbohydrate, 26g protein, 10g fat,
55mg cholesterol.