Beefy Chili TND

Sorry for the delay in posting, though I don't have much to report on the culinary front since the last TND which was Tyler Florence's beef chili. I grew up eating turkey and beef chili made with ground beef, but Tyler's "Ultimate" chili takes the dish up a notch by using cubed beef shoulder. I upped the ante by buying organic beef from Whole Foods. Oh la la.

Though the chili took awhile to prepare, but I didn't find any of the steps overly complicated. Basically, all I had to do was sear off the beef, puree the veggies and chipotle peppers, add it to beef in the pot, add some water to the pot, let it run for a few hours, thicken it with some masa harina (suggestions of other masa harina using recipes would be much appreciated), and I added some beans for good measure. Since I prepped the recipe in advance, I simply plopped the pot on the stove and let it simmer til the guests came on Tuesday.

With Anders' cornbread and a Jessika's coolwhip/pudding concoction, Tuesday night came out deliciously once again. YUM. YUM.