chili

Chili

Ingredients

3 lbs ground beef (90%)
1 lb Gianelli sweet sausage
(or if you don’t live in Syracuse,

sweet sausage meat)
2 Spanish onions
2 cloves garlic
2 cans crushed tomatoes (10 oz cans)
1 can tomato paste (small)
2 jalapeno peppers
3 stalks celery with leaves thinly chopped
1 green pepper
1 orange pepper
 1 yellow pepper
1 package frozen corn
salt
pepper
Chili powder
cayenne pepper
oregano
coriander
1 cup red wine (or a bottle beer)
4 cans red kidney beans
Oil
Sugar

Directions

Saute the onions till golden brown, add 3 cloves garlic chopped and stir a bit but don’t let the garlic burn. Put onions in a large pot.
Saute 3 lbs ground beef till browned, add to pot. Do this in 3 batches.
Saute the sweet sausage, breaking it up and making sure it is cooked through thoroughly.
Next add the crushed tomatoes, chopped peppers, (wear plastic gloves for the jalapeno, the seeds can burn) Remove the seeds from the jalapeno, and then chop. I don’t saute the peppers but add them fresh to the sauce, so now you have chopped jalapeno, green peppers, yellow and orange peppers. If you just want to use green peppers, that’s fine.
Add a tablespoon of sugar, this cuts down on the acidity of tomatoes.
2 tablespoons of salt
1 teasp. pepper
1 teasp. cayenne
1 teasp. chili powder
1 teasp. oregano
a shake of thyme
1 teasp. coriander
1 cup of red wine (or 1 bottle beer)
Mix in 1 can tomato paste

Mix together well and taste..........
Add frozen corn.
As you bring it to a slow simmer, keep tasting, if you need more heat, then add more chili powder, cayenne or whatever your favorite hot spice is. I probably eat a meal happily tasting and adding either more water because its too thick, or another can of beans because there don’t seem to be enough. Chili is great as you can throw in just about anything you like and it still tastes grand. Allow chili to cook for several hours on a low heat covered. Stir frequently to prevent mixture from sticking to bottom of pot.




This dish freezes really well.