Rich Brooks' Damn Good Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 medium onions
• 1 medium green pepper
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 minced fresh garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon jalapeno, chopped
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 lbs ground round or 4 lbs other lean beef
• 8 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• salt and pepper
• 6 ounces beer
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 4 ounces diced green chilies
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 chop the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and mince the garlic clove.
• 2 heat the vegetable oil on med-high heat and saute the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and garlic until they are soft and onions are translucent.
• 3 add the beef and continue cooking until the beef is no longer pink, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 when finished cooking, spoon any excess oil from beef mixture and transfer the beef mixture to a soup/chili pot.
• 5 in a separate bowl, mix the chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, hot sauce, salt and pepper, and the beer. let it sit for a few minutes.
• 6 add the chili powder mixture from the bowl to the beef mixture in the soup pot.
• 7 next add the water, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced green chilies, and bay leaf to the pot.
• 8 cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 9 i serve it with shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. it's also good with fritos, crackers, or as just plain chili!