TPA
Enlightened
Here's what I use. It's an amalgamation of multiple recipes, but works quite nicely. I usually cook it in the Instant Pot. :
Meat
1.5-2 pounds ground beef, wild game, ground turkey, ground chicken, chunk meat, etc.
Tomato-y things:
2 10 oz. cans Rotel (chunky, but any work), drained
1 Rotel can water
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
Vegetables and such:
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 tsp minced garlic
Peppers, your choice, pick one of the 4 options. All diced with seeds removed:
1-2 poblano peppers or a green pepper (mild)
1 small jalapeño pepper, (medium)
1 small habanero pepper, (hot)
2 Thai chili peppers or 2 Carolina Reapers (HOT!! if I'm making it just for myself)
Beans Beans the Musical Fruit:
2x 16 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
Spices
1/3 cup chili powder
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp oregano powder
2 tsp paprika or smoked paprika (preferred)
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
1/4 cup taco sauce
2 tsp Worstershire sauce
1 tsp celery salt
4tbsp Better than Boullion. Usually beef, but vegetable, chicken, etc., whichever matches the meat you're using
dash of Liquid Smoke
Hot sauce! I usually use Tijuana Flat's Spank My *** and Call Me Sally. Added in small amounts it adds to the taste. In larger amounts it adds to the heat. In lieu of this, Siracha sauce will do.
Cooking stuff:
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
Optional: 1/2 cup of cheap beer. I've also used a Pinot Noir.
Lizano sauce (Costa Rica's version of Ketchup). This stuff is amazing on just about anything.
Pico de gallo
Cilantro. To some people it tastes like soap. To me it tastes great. I usually save this for batches I make solely for myself, with tha forementioned hot peppers.
