Chili Lover's Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• ground beef
• ground lamb
• diced onion
• diced celery
• diced green pepper
• tomato sauce
• water
• beef base (bullion cubes will work)
• cumin
• chili powder
• black pepper (freshly ground)
• salt (optional)
• roasted garlic
• oregano
• dry mustard
• 1 ounce tequila
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer (i use corona)
• paprika
• sugar (not a lot-just enough to reduce acidity)
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• ground coriander
• hot sauce
• cayenne pepper (adjust to taste or omit)
• homemade pinto beans, made using leftover ham bone from a spiral cut ham (you can also use kidney beans or canned pinto beans but chili is not as good)

Recipe

• 1 brown beef and lamb.
• 2 drain.
• 3 steam or boil the browned meat to remove the fat (please don't skip this step or your chili will be greasy!).
• 4 drain meat again and place back in pan and add onion, celery, green pepper, and some of the dry seasonings above to season the meat mixture.
• 5 add all ingredients except beans to a large pot.
• 6 simmer on low for 2-3 hours,adding beans the last half hour of cooking time.