Chili

 

 

I will warn you, this is not for the bland eaters!  This is chili has a little (okay, a good amount) of heat!  This recipe originated from the Top Secret Recipe website.  I've made this recipe a couple of times, but this most recent time I realized that I had altered the recipe (in a good way).  I was shopping for ingredients and one of the original ingredients is green chilis.  Well at the grocery store, I just assumed that meant jalapeno peppers.  Whoops!  I mean, they are green right?!  I also added some cayenne pepper powder.  It is the perfect recipe for a cold Fall or Winter night!

 

 

Chili

(via Top Secret Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef

One 29 ounce can tomato sauce

One 29 ounce can kidney beans (with liquid)

One 29 ounce can pinto beans (with liquid)

1 cup diced onion

½ cup diced jalapeno pepper

¼ cup diced celery

3 medium tomatoes (chopped)

2 teaspoons cumin powder

3 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper.

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 teaspoons salt

2 cups water

Instructions:

1.      Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain off the fat.

2.      Using a fork, crumble the cooked beef into pea sized pieces.

3.      In a large pot, combine the beef plus all the remaining ingredients, and bring to a simmer over low heat.  Cook, stirring every 15 minutes, for 2-3 hours.

Fresh ingredients are always so yummy!

Finished product!