American Gods Chili Recipe

American Gods, written by Neil Gaiman continues to be a classic; next year a TV show based on the book will be released. It explores a mythical yet real America, which has long forgotten Gods wandering through it.

At the beginning of the novel, Shadow, the protagonist is released from prison. The first meal he has is a bowl of chilli, which the diner he’s eating at claims is the best in the state.

Shadow eats it and disagrees, thinking that nothing is better than his late wife, Laura’s, chilli:

“Laura made a great chili. She used lean-cut meat, dark kidney beans, carrots cut small, a bottle or so of dark beer, and freshly sliced hot peppers. She would let the chili cook for a while, then add red wine, lemon juice, and a pinch of fresh dill, and, finally, measure out and add her chili powders. On more than one occasion Shadow had tried to get her to show him how she made it: he would watch everything she did, from slicing the onions and dropping them into the olive oil at the bottom of the pot on. He had even written down the sequence of events, ingredient by ingredient, and he had once made Laura’s chili for himself on a weekend when she had been out of town. It had tasted okay–it was certainly edible, and he ate it, but it had not been Laura’s chili.”

Based on these instructions, we’ve created a recipe for an American Gods style chili; give it a try and tell us what you think?

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Chili Recipe

Spicy,hearty chili.

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Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean meat
• 4 pounced dark red kidney beans
• 2 carrots finely chopped
• 1 bottle dark beer
• 2 hot peppers sliced
• 1 cup red wine
• Lemon juice
• 1 pinch fresh dill
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 can beef broth
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 1/2 tbsp chili powder
• 2 white onions chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cans tomato paste
• 2 tbsp cumin
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 can diced tomatoes

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 pounds lean meat 4 pounced dark red kidney beans 2 carrots finely chopped 1 bottle dark beer 2 hot peppers sliced 1 cup red wine Lemon juice 1 pinch fresh dill 1 tsp coriander 1 can beef broth 1 tsp cayenne pepper 3 1/2 tbsp chili powder 2 white onions chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cans tomato paste 2 tbsp cumin 3 garlic cloves 1 can diced tomatoes

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Instructions

1. Sauté the onions, garlic and lean meat in hot oil for ten minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes, dark beer, wine, tomato paste and beef broth.
3. Add the chili powder, cumin, dil, cayenne, pepper, coriander and salt.
4. Add the carrots, beans and hot chile peppers.
5. Turn the heat down to low and stir the chili well.
6. Allow to simmer for two hours.
7. Add 2 cans of beans and allow to simmer for half an hour more.
8. Serve and enjoy.