This came out pretty good with some doctoring but I did break Rule number one, Never Use Jar Sauce For A Chili. Hence the doctoring.
A few Drops of the Really Hot Sauce and several drops of Franks Red Hot Sauce got the Spices going but always remember to only make a 5 Alarm Chili when all concerned feel the same way as you about Hot Food. I planned on sharing this with Jamie's family so did not go overboard.
These jarred Sweet Peppers really came through as the MVP secret ingredient but did give the Chili a bit of a Vinegar overlay. The story behind these Pepper's was that I wanted some Sweet Peppers for Sandwiches but when I got home I almost thought I bought the wrong thing as these were really Hot, checked the label again, it said "Sweet". I wonder what the Hot ones taste like ?
For my "test" bowl of Chili I added some diced Cracker Barrel White Cheddar and a Dollop of Sour Cream. It did not need it so I got the toppings out of the way first.
What do you do when you don't just want another bowl of Chili ?
You Make a Chili Dog, albeit this was a queer duck of a dog. Nathan's Frank (quartered), Aerosol Cheddar (on purpose, I wanted Cheez Whiz but thats a ridiculous $6.99 a jar), Potato Roll and the Chili. Flanked with a Bread Crumb Stuffed Pepper Shooter.
12/4/13 - I had another go at the Chili making but this time I did not use Jar Sauce but instead a Can of Crushed Tomatoes, Big difference here folks and as I forgot the Jarred Jalapeño Peppers at the Supermarket my mistake upped the ante and I popped by my neighborhood Mexican Bagel store for two Real Jalapeno's. At the time of this writing I am 48 years of age and I realized I had never shopped for Jalapeno's, how much would they cost ?, are there different kinds ?, Would this affect my non-existent credit rating ?
Two Jalapeno's for twenty five cents. I returned home happily with Pepper's in tow and began the slow Cooking process.
Hours later as I took my time and Simmered the Chili, Tasted some, added Spices, re-Simmered, Tasted some, added Spices, let it sit and re-Simmered. Now it was time to transfer my Concoction to a Tupperware and this being the time in my life when I was wearing a splint due to "mallet finger" the all too heavy Pan lost balance as I gripped it, fell to the floor, glass lid shattered, half the Chili lost.
DEVASTATED.
However I was able to save about half the Chili. Very Tasty indeed but these were Mild Jalapeno's so not much "Kick" to it. Either ways this was an improvement to the previous Chili mentioned above, I plan on making another batch and possibly this evening.
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