1 year ago

Rehydrating a Bag of Freeze Dried Homemade Chili from 2017 - 4+ years old

Rehydrating 5 cups of homemade chili that was freeze dried 4 years ago.

Music: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart

Chili
Servings : 40
4 1/2 cups Dried pinto beans -- (900g) rinsed
4 1/2 cups Dried kidney beans -- (880g) rinsed
8 quarts water
4 tablespoons salt
8 cups beef broth -- Four 14.5 oz cans
8 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
2 pounds chopped onion
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 cups Pace Picante sauce -- Pace Picante sauce * SEE NOTE 10-27-15
4 cups salsa verde - Herdez
1/4 cup chopped green chiles
3/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 cup red wine
4 tablespoons better than bouillon beef base -- better than bouillon beef base
1 tablespoon dried oregano
4 1/2 pounds ground beef, lean -- course ground, browned well in small batchs, in
soy sauce & olive oil (we grind our own)

6 cups crushed tomatoes
12 ounces tomato paste -- cooked in beef browning pan
2 tablespoons bacon bits

Soak Beans overnight in 8 quarts water and 4 Tbs salt then drain and rinse well
Add 8 cups water, beef broth and 2 tsp salt cover and simmer very slow until beans are almost tender - could take 3 to 6 hours
Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer very low, until everything is tender

Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it.

We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking!

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