$25,000 Chili
$25,000 Chili recipe
Ingredients
3 | medium |
onions
diced |
|
2 | medium |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
2 | large |
celery stalks
diced |
* |
2 | cloves |
garlic
peeled and minced |
|
½ | small |
jalapeño pepper
|
* |
8 | pounds |
ground chuck (ground beef)
ground coarsely |
|
7 | ounces |
green chili peppers
one can |
|
14 ½ | ounces |
tomatoes, canned
stewed |
|
15 | ounces |
tomato sauce
|
|
6 | ounces |
tomato paste
|
|
6 | ounces |
chili powder
|
|
red hot pepper sauce
to taste |
* | ||
12 | ounces |
beer
|
|
12 | ounces |
water
mineral water, bottled |
|
3 | each |
bay leaves
|
* |
garlic
to taste |
* | ||
salt and black pepper
to taste |
* |
Directions
Dice and sauté first 5 ingredients.
Add meat and brown. Add everything else, including ½ can beer.
(Drink the remainder, according to Annie).
Add water JUST TO COVER TOP.
Cook about 3 hours on low heat.
Stir often.
Remove bay leaves. Couple of notes: Better the 2nd day, if you can wait that long.
Also, those I substitute pure New Mexico ground red chili.
Whatever you use make sure it's pure chili powder, no additional seasonings added.
Minnesota
about 11 years ago
WAY too much meat. I only used 5 lbs, and it was still WAY too meaty. Next time I plan to use 3 pounds. That seems to be about right.