This recipe is heavily influenced by my Vegetarian Chili & hence also inspired by Cook’s Illustrated chili recipe. It’s basically THAT recipe w/ground turkey.

Ingredients – Chili

• 1 large onion (diced)
• 1 large green pepper (diced)
• 1 jalapeño (diced)
• 6 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 2 cups Chicken broth
• 1 large can of diced tomatoes
• 1 large can of pink beans
• 1 lager beer
• 3 lbs of ground turkey (2tsp salt & 1 tsp pepper)

Ingredients – Chili Powder

• 6 dried ancho chilies (deseeded & chopped into 1 inch pieces)
• 4 dried arbol chilies (deseeded)
• 3 tbsp cornmeal
• 2 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup Veggie broth

Instructions – Chili Powder/Paste

You can just the first 2 steps if you want chili powder (to store for future use). Or execute all 3 steps to make a chili paste for this chili recipe.

1. Toast anchos in a skillet (medium-high heat for a couple of minutes until odorous). Lower heat if they begin to smoke. Put in food processor when done.
2. Add arbol, cornmeal, oregano, cumin, cocoa, salt to food processor (with anchos). Process in food processor until finely ground.
3. With processor running, add 1/2 cup of broth gradually until a paste forms.

Instructions – Chili

This recipe can be made in a dutch oven or basically any pot where you can stir fry & which can hold the whole recipe. Before I got a dutch oven, I would actually start with a cast iron skillet & transfer to a different pot, so that should work in a pinch.

1. Stir fry ground turkey in olive oil w/2 tsp salt & 1 tsp of pepper. Make sure not to overcook it. In fact, it’s okay if it’s a little under-cooked (as it will get cooked in the chili further).
2. When the ground turkey is ready, set aside.
3. Stir fry onions, peppers, jalapeños in olive oil on high heat until onions begin to turn transparent.
4. Then add garlic and stir for a couple of minutes.
5. Add diced tomatoes, reduce to medium heat & leave covered for about 10 minutes (until tomatoes are reduced).
6. Add chili paste, 2 cups of broth, beer, beans & ground turkey and bring to a boil.
7. Reduce to a simmer & leave simmering for about an hour.
8. Feel free to salt to taste.

Posted by: jack

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2022 at 12:12 pm and is filed under entrees.