My First Chili
From keni 13 years ago
- 18hours to make
- Serves 8ish
This was the first chili I made entirely on my own. I served it to my family the night after I started it. Three late teen brothers, my mama and my daddy ate the whole pot and my daddy declared it the best chili ever. Read more I was 10 years old. I make chili a dozen different ways, these days, but this is still the most requested and holds a special place. :) See less
Ingredients
- 3lbs ground meat(I use venison, but you can use beef, buffalo, turkey, pork or any combo) shopping list
- 3 cans chili beans(all natural, if possible) shopping list
- 3 15oz cans diced tomatoes(chili ready or similarly seasoned, or onion/garlic, etc. Again, all natural, if possible) shopping list
- 2 medium onions, diced shopping list
- 4 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 15oz can tomato sauce shopping list
- 2 bell peppers, diced shopping list
- 3-4 hot peppers, diced(seeded or not, to taste) shopping list
- 3-4T chili powder(to taste and depending on the beans/tomatoes you use) shopping list
- 3t dry cumin shopping list
- 2-3t cayenne shopping list
- 2T Worcestershire sauce shopping list
- about 2T red wine vinegar shopping list
- kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Put meat(no need to brown!), beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, onions, garlic, peppers, and HALF of all seasonings in crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 12-14 hours.
- Remove lid and stir well. Add remaining half of spices and leave uncovered and continue to cook for a few more hours to thicken.
- It should be cooked through, so now you'll just be melding the flavors and letting it thicken.
- Taste once more before serving and reseason a bit more, if desired.
- Serve with cornbread, green onions, sour cream and shredded cheese, if desired.
- *this is not a fancy schmancy chili...it's just a basic, hearty, spicy but not burn your brain hot, homestyle chili...and the memories of being slightly unsure and just dumping everything in my mama's old crock pots(I had to use 2! :) and serving it to my family all those years ago as well as still having my daddy ask me to make it about this time EVERY year, are precious.
The Rating
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okay so I didn't cook this as long as you wanted me too but I did do a total of about 10 hrs. I went ahead and browned the meat with the onions, garlic and peppers since i was cooking it shorter. The last hour I added the rest of the spices and too...more
mommyluvs2cook
in Santa Fe loved it
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