Pierre's Chili

Name: Pierre's Chili
Total time: P1H15M
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: olive oil; ground beef; ground pork; onions; green bell peppers; celery; garlic; oregano; bay leaves; cumin; chili powder; tomatoes; beef stock; water; red pepper flakes; salt; black pepper; red kidney beans

Submitted by gooroo75

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

45 min

READY

75 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL

POUND GROUND BEEF
lean

POUND GROUND PORK
lean

CUPS ONIONS
chopped

CUP GREEN BELL PEPPERS
chopped

CUP CELERY
chopped

TABLESPOON GARLIC
minced

TABLESPOON OREGANO
dried

EACH BAY LEAVES *

TEASPOONS CUMIN

TABLESPOONS CHILI POWDER

CUPS TOMATOES
crushed

CUP BEEF STOCK
prefer veal stock if possible

CUP WATER

X RED PEPPER FLAKES
to taste *

X SALT
to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground, to taste *

CUPS RED KIDNEY BEANS
cooked

Directions

Heat oil in heavy Dutch oven; add beef and pork; cooking and breaking up until lightly browned; add onions, green pepper and celery; sweat 2 minutes.

Add other ingredients except beans, mixing well; bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

Discard bay leaves; add beans, mix well and simmer another 10 minutes; ladle into warm soup bowls and serve with warm tortillas, tortilla chips or crackers.

Garnish with shredded Monterry jack cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped red onion, chopped coriander, sour cream and lime wedges.