Chili Con Carne Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 T. fat
1/2 C. thin-sliced onions
2 T. diced green pepper
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 C. boiling water
1 C. canned tomatoes
1 1/2 T. chili powder
2 T. cold water
1/4 t. salt
1 t. sugar
1 ˝ cloves garlic, minced
2C. kidney beans, undrained
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Directions:Cook onions and green pepper in fat until tender. Add meat; cook, uncovered, until meat browns. Add boiling water, tomatoes, chili powder mixed with cold water till smooth, salt, sugar, garlic. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. Uncover, simmer ˝ hour. Add water if mixture thickens too much. Add beans, heat. |
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This is the basic chili recipe I started with, and have *greatly* modified it. I increase all major ingredients (onions, green pepper, meat, tomatoes and chili powder) to get the taste I want. I add one can of beer to supplement the water. I OMIT the beans!
During the last part of simmering the chili, I mix masa and water until smooth and stir it in to thicken the chili – be careful not to add the masa too quickly – you can end up with “masa balls” in your chili!
The original recipe came from Louise Lowry in the early ‘70’s. Chili and cornbread was a Christmas Eve tradition in the (Bob) Lowry household, and we adopted it in our household for a time. The beer and masa were things my brother, Robert, used when making chili.
This chili has a little bit of several people in the finished product. Modify it as you like and make it your own.
5/23/15 – I recently tried a new chili recipe – it has cubes of lean brisket, browned and then added to the chili. Pretty darn tasty! You may want to add some brisket, too.
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