Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 spanish onion, chopped
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 1/2-2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup water
• 28 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 (16 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
• 10 -15 drops tabasco sauce (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pan, add garlic and onions and sauté over medium heat, until soft.
• 2 add ground beef, green pepper and salt. stir constantly while cooking beef, breaking it up with a fork as it cooks. cook until beef is browned, draining any excess fat.
• 3 add remaining ingredients, chili powder, cumin, worcestershire sauce, sugar, water and tomato sauce. bring to a low boil and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 add beans and simmer 15 minutes more. add tabasco sauce and season with salt to taste.
• 5 this dish can also be cooked in a crock pot. toss the cooked meat mixture in the crock pot, add the remaining ingredients except kidney beans and tabasco sauce. cook for 4 hours on high or 7 - 8 hours on low. add the kidney beans and tabasco in the last hour.
• 6 chili can be serve with chopped fresh cilantro as a garnish. can also be served with saltines crackers or natcho chips on the side. dill-pickle pieces are great as a side dish or garnish.