People. People. People.
Italian sausage is for MEATLOAF. CHORIZO is for chilli.
Now get it right. I'm pretty sure I've posted both recipes. Here. I'll go find them.
Bards' Killer Meatloaf
You'll need:
2 lbs ground beef
1 lb bulk hot italian sausage
2 bell peppers, diced (I use different colored ones for diffrerent flavor.)
1 large or 2 small onions, diced
1 can mushrooms (regular can 15-16 oz or so)drained
1 can crushed tomatoes (also a regular can)drained
1 can tomato paste (little can, maybe 8 oz)
4 eggs
1 cup of crumbs (I crush a tube of Ritz crackers)
1 family-sized can of pre-made Spaghetti Sauce(Ragu is fine. It doesn't have to be special.)
Combine everything but the spaghetti sauce in a loaf pan. Bake covered at 350 F till mostly done(Say 40 minutes). Then drain all the grease you can.(Italian sausage make a LOT of grease.) Remove cover. Pour spaghetti Sauce over top of meatloaf and put back in oven for 15 minutes more.
Or Hardcore Carnivore Chili
2 lb Tenderized Stew Beef
2 lb Ground Beef
1 lb Ground Turkey
1 lb Chorizo
2 1/2 cups Tomato sauce
2 Onion; chopped
Garlic to taste - chopped
2 ts Salt
2 ts Cayenne pepper
2 ts Tabasco Sauce
2 tb Oregano; dried, crushed
2 tb Cumin; ground
10 Red peppers; 2" long (opt)
8 tb Chili powder
2 tb Paprika
5 tb Masa Harina Flour
2 cans (15 oz) Black Beans, drained
2 cans (15 oz) Cark Red Kidney Beans, drained
1 can (32 oz) Diced Tomatoes
OR
You can do the easier version and just get two packets of Wick Fowler's 2 Alarm Chili mix, plus the meats and canned things on my list.
Start by cooking all the meats until they are pretty thoroughly browned. Drain the living hell out of the meat, because chorizo tastes great but adds a LOT of grease. Add the tomato sauce, 4 cups of water and all the spices, BUT NOT THE MASA HARINA, cover and cook for a half hour.Make a paste with the Masa Harina in warm water to thicken the chili. Add the paste, the beans and the tomatoes. Cover again. Lower heat to simmer and let it cook for at least another hour. Basically the longer it cooks, the better it will taste.
