Right after I had Adam, our friends Pamela and Sal came over to cuddle Adam and to bring some delicious food over for the hungry new parents! Pamela made her dad’s chili. I’ve never been a person who craves chili, but apparently that’s because I never had this chili. It was DELICIOUS!!
I finally asked Pamela for the recipe and made it last week and it was just as good as we remembered. To quote Randy, it was better than any restaurant meal we could have had! No pictures of the chili, because to quote Randy again, chili just doesn’t photograph well.
Here is the recipe- go run and make this! It’s perfect for the fall and cooler weather and maybe some football. Here is a pic of Adam ready for the fall.
‘Big Bad John’s Chili’
2 lb. ground beef
24 oz. tomato sauce
8 oz. water
6 tbsp. ground chili pepper
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 1/2 tsp. minced onion
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or more to taste
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch or masa
half sweet onion
one green pepper
one can of beer
Brown meat in large saucepan with sweet onion and green pepper. Drain liquid fat from meat. Add tomato sauce and water. Mix well. Stir in all spices, onion and garlic. Add half a can of beer. Once it comes to a boil, let it simmer on low heat. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with some warm water to make a paste. Add paste to chili and stir. Allow chili to simmer on low heat for 45 minutes; stirring occasionally.
*Sal recommends letting it simmer for 5 hours, at least!!! (Pamela thinks 1.5 hours is fine).
I split the difference and let it simmer for two and a half hours delicious!!
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