Deanie's Chili

Just want to add my award winning chili...

I won Hottest Chili at the Chesterfield Chili Cook-off with this recipe...

Deanie’s Chili

5 lbs ground beef

2 – 12 oz tubes of fresh beef chorizo

Brown ground beef, drain & rinse.

Brown chorizo & add beef to chorizo.

1 large onion, chopped

2 green bell peppers, chopped

6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

1 jalapeno, seeded & finely chopped

2 hot finger peppers, finely chopped with seeds

3 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, finely chopped

3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

Sauté all of the above in EVOO, until ¾ cooked; then add to beef & chorizo.

2 – 40.5 oz cans kidney beans, drained & rinsed

1 – 4.5 oz can chopped green chilies

1 or 2 – 6 oz can tomato paste

2 – 28 oz cans diced tomatoes

1 - 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes

2 cups water (or beer if you prefer)

½ tablespoon crushed red pepper

7.5 oz of chili powder

3 tablespoons sweet paprika

½ teaspoon white pepper (ground)

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 teaspoons cumin

2 tablespoons dried cilantro leaves

2 tablespoons brown sugar

Kosher salt & fresh ground black pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together; put in a crock pot & let set for 6 hours (or more) on low, & enjoy.

The longer it sets the better it tastes, & the hotter (spice) it gets.

Enjoy!