How To Make Perfect Chili To Feed A Crowd

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often cheaper.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are more nutritious, while pinto beans are usually less expensive.

Start by discussing knife skills and how to hold a chef's knife properly.

Set up a cutting board with a paper towel underneath to prevent slipping.

Prepare three bowls: one for compost, one for prepped ingredients, and one for ingredients that won't be cooked with everything else.

Remove the stems from the dried red chilies, open them up, and pull out the seeds.

Place the peppers in a bowl and cover them with boiling water, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap to soften the chilies.

Remove the top and bottom from the bell pepper, then cut the sides to remove the seeds and ribs.

Cut the bell pepper into a medium dice by slicing the large cheeks into smaller pieces, then into matchsticks, and finally into cubes.

Wash the celery, cut off the tops and bottoms, then cut into three or four equal length pieces before dicing.

Cut off the ends of the onion, then cut it in half from end to end, peel off the dried outer layer, and make cuts into the side without cutting all the way through.

Make vertical cuts to form a grid in the onion, then slice through the grid to create an even dice.

Dice the jalapeno by cutting off the top, halving it, and scraping out the seeds and ribs with a spoon, then cut into matchsticks and dice.

Peel the garlic cloves and grate them on a microplane to create a fine paste.

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