Here's a quick recipe to get you into the cooler weather and sporting season - I put this together for my friend and CROSSFIT SEVEN CITIES trainer Cody Smith's birthday WOD AND GRILL. It passed the test of quite a few discerning folks! Remember - the key to a successful Paleo dish is the layering of available flavors, so you will see this in my recipe. ENJOY!!!!
EE’s Paleo Chili
The key is building layers of flavor, and cooking over low heat for awhile after you put it together.
1.5 – 2 lbs clean meat, ground (I used 1 lb hamburger 80/20 and almost a pound of ground turkey – turkey sausage works well with this too.)
2 green peppers sliced lengthwise and then cut in half
2 big onions sliced
2 cloves garlic, pounded then diced fine
OPTIONAL – 2 CELERY STALKS DICED –
One 28 oz can diced organic tomatoes
One 28 oz can peeled-or-crushed-or-pureed- organic tomatoes
One 14.5 oz can fire-roasted Organic tomatoes (I used Muir Glen)
1 TBS, plus 1 tsp paprika
1.5 TBS, plus 1 tsp Chili powder
1 rounded TBS, plus ½ tsp Ground Cumin
1 TBS ground black pepper
½ TBS Cocoa powder… yes… the magic ingredient
-In a BIG POT - brown the meat and season with the ½ tsp cumin and some black pepper as it is cooking. Set aside and DON’T Drain the liquid out of the pan!
-Add the veggies to the pan, season with the 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp chili powder. Cook over Medium heat until tender, about 4-8 minutes.
-Put the cooked meat back in the pot with the veggies and get all the stuff to the same temp over the medium heat. Add the 1 TSP Paprika, 1.5 TBS Chili powder, 1 TBS cumin, and the black pepper.
-Add the canned tomatoes and stir. Bring all the ingredients to the same temp over medium heat and GIVE IT A TASTE> you can add more spices if you wish, BUT BE CAREFUL! AS THE CHILI BLENDS THE FLAVORS WILL BECOME MORE APPARENT.
-Add the Cocoa powder. watch the chili change color and the Magic begin!!!
-It is ready now, or you can put it on low heat and sit for the game or meal... IT GETS TASTIER OVER TIME!Enjoy!
