Al Smith's First Place Chili - Meat Only (no beans)
May 14, 2019
Ingredients
- 4 pounds course-ground chopped sirloin or
- tenderloin
- olive oil or butter
- 1 small cans tomato paste with water
- up to 2 cans
- OR fresh tomatoes
- finely chopped
- OR canned tomatoes pressed
- through a colander
- 3 1/2 medium onions
- chopped
- 1 bell pepper
- chopped
- 6 centiliters garlic
- minced
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet basil
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed or ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons chili power
- (or more) OR some chili pods
Directions
- Step 1 In a 4-quart pot, brown meat in oil or butter or in a blend of the two. Add the remaining ingredients,
- Step 2 Simmer 2-3 hours with the lid on.