Our Goodnight Chili combines the best ingredients, and is inspired by the history of Charles Goodnight, the JA Ranch, and Texas range life around Palo Duro Canyon. Make authentic Palo Duro Canyon Chili using the ingredients that the cowboys and range hands used. Blend up some of our Red River Ridiculous Sauce to spice it up if you’re not intimidated!
Ingredients
1 Strip Bacon
1 pound meat (bison or beef)
¼ Onion
1 Garlic Clove
1 Jalapeno
2 Chile Peppers
1 Cayenne Pepper
2 Bottles Dark Beer or Beef Broth
Masa Harina
Cheddar Cheese
Preparation
On High Heat:
Cook one strip of bacon, set aside and chop up, reserving the bacon grease in the pan.
Lightly brown 1 pound of meat (we prefer bison) in the bacon grease, set aside.
In the same pan Sauté together:
¼ Large Onion Diced (not onion powder).
1 Garlic Clove Minced or Chopped (not garlic powder).
1 Chopped, Deseeded Jalapeno.
Reduce the Heat to Simmer, then stir in:
The KC Chile Paste mix OR 3 TBSP Goodnight Chile Seasoning
KC Chile Paste Prep (if no fresh chiles skip to next section)
Roast 2 chile peppers and 1 cayenne pepper (or another hot pepper, such as tabasco or hot Thai peppers), remove seeds, and puree along with:
2 TBSP Goodnight’s Chili Seasoning.
¼ cup Water.
The chopped-up bacon.
Puree everything together
2 bottles of dark or lager beer or 2 cups beef broth
1 tbsp Masa Harina
Let simmer until delicious
10 minutes before serving add:
1 tbsp Masa Harina
Melt a 1” x 2” square of Cheddar or Colby into the chili (more for chili dog chili).
Top with shredded Cheddar/Colby Cheese, Sour Cream, Diced Raw Onions, and Diced Jalapenos or one of our Red River Sauces. Serve with cornbread.
