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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Chilly Day Chili
Posted in EatingWe had this for supper tonight. My husband deemed it the best chili ever. I had only made it once before and I followed the instructions too well and left the house trusting that the amount of water called for was enough. It wasn't and they burned and reeked. This time they turned out much better. So here's what I did, with thanks to the original author who has since been forgotten.
1 lb dry kidney beans, washed and sorted; soak 'em if you want to, I seldom remember to do so
1 large onion, chopped- no one will notice it in the finished product
1 bell pepper, chopped- ditto to above re:onion
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped or equivalent in powdered
1 T oregano
1 T cumin
4 T chili powder (yes, those are tablespoons)
1.5-2 T salt
Combine ingredients above in crockpot. Add about 6 cups water. Cook on high for most of the day- 6 hours should do it. Check from time to time to see if the water level isn't below the beans. If it looks a bit dry, add some more water but try to avoid it getting actually dry. Not good eats.
When the beans are tender, brown:
1 lb ground beef (or even half a pound to go ultra-tightwad) and add it to the crockpot along with:
1.5 c tomato something- I like diced or pureed but fresh, sauce, stewed or whatever wil also work
Allow to cook for at least another hour to blend the flavors.
We like this with shredded cheddar cheese and saltines alongside. I also like to serve something cold like a salad, carrot sticks with ranch dip or devilled eggs. Tonight it was devilled eggs. Oh, this makes about 8 cups.
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Posted by Chas
Yum-o Linz!
I never even ate supper tonight, because chili was on my mind! :)
I will keep this in my keeper stash... I really like my chili and think it great ;) but I will give this one a try! :D
Thanks for the fun today!
Love,
Chas
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