Chili cook off!

[philomom]

I won second place in a chili cook off last night. Tried a new recipe I invented that was greatly appreciated by the audience.

Here is the recipe for a large crockpot.


Lamb, Lentil and Xocolatl chili

2 29 ounce cans of tomato sauce

3 14.5 ounce cans of petite diced tomatoes

1 lb. Steamed lentils

2 lbs ground lamb

2 cups vegetable broth

½ medium sweet onion diced and pan fried

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp Hungary Sweet paprika

2 tsp Dagoba xocolatl

3 tsp cumin seed

1 tsp Aleppo pepper

1 tsp chipotle

















I'd love to hear your variations on chili for next year's contest.

[ollyoxenfree]

That looks delicious! Congratulations!

What kind of lentils? duPuy would probably work nicely because they don't lose their shape, but I'm wondering if red lentils would make a nice, thick "sauce" because they lose their shape, lol! Which is it, if you don't mind?  

Years ago, I used to get a vegetarian couscous chili from a take-out health food place. I've searched for a similar recipe, with no success. 

These days, I make either an Italian sausage/black bean chili or a basic ground beef/kidney or black bean (or both). 

[philomom]

I cheated on the lentils and bought a package of steamed lentils from Trader Joe's. They were just a warm brown color.

[ollyoxenfree]

Okay, thanks. One more question - did you brown the ground lamb before it went into the slow cooker? Thanks again. 

[philomom]

Yes,in a skillet with a touch of olive oil.