My Favorite Chili

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 large celery rib, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 1 1/2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 2/3 cup dark beer
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 cups water
• kidney bean (optional)
• cheddar cheese (optional)
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large kettle, stir fry the onion, green pepper, celery and garlic in the vegetable oil for about 8 minutes or until tender.
• 2 add the ground beef and cook until done.
• 3 drain.
• 4 return meat to kettle, add remainder of ingredients (and kidney beans) and enough water to come to the top of the chili ingredients.
• 5 stir til mixed completely.
• 6 simmer on low heat, uncovered for at least 3 hours.
• 7 top with cheddar cheese and sour cream if desired.