Chili Ingredients
1/2 cup Bourbon
1 cup Red wine
¼ cup Vegetable oil
1 Green bell pepper, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
2 lb Ground beef
2 Beef Bouillon cubes, crushed
2 14 oz cans Stewed tomatoes, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 cup Tomato juice
1 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Chili powder
1 tsp Cayenne powder
2 tsp Basil, dried
1 tsp Oregano, dried
2 Tbsp (plus) Parsley, leaves removed and chopped
½ tsp Tabasco sauce
1 14 oz can Kidney beans
3 Tbsp All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp Cornmeal
To taste Salt & pepper
1 cup Sour cream
Cornbread Ingredients
2 Tbsp Rye Whiskey
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Cornmeal
1 Tbsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
1 Cup Buttermilk
½ Cup Maple syrup
¼ Cup Butter, unsalted, melted
1 Egg, large
Chili Directions
In a large heavy bottom pot or dutch oven, warm the oil on medium heat. Add the green bell pepper and onion and cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the ground beef and cook for 10 minutes or until nicely browned. Add the beef bouillon cube and red wine and cook for 2 more minutes. Next, add the tomatoes, garlic, tomato juice, paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, basil, oregano, parsley and tabasco sauce and bring to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste.
Reduce heat to the lowest setting, cover and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. After an hour, add the kidney beans and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
Combine the flour, cornmeal and bourbon in a small bowl and whisk together. Add the bourbon mixture to the chili and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until thick.
Serve and garnish with sour cream and chopped parsley with cornbread on the side.
Cornbread Directions
Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet.
Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together. In a separate bowl combine the buttermilk, maple syrup, melted butter, whiskey and egg and whisk.
Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and gently fold together until combined.
Pour the batter into the greased skillet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack before serving.
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