Recipe(tried): Here Is My Chili, A Heart-Warmer... Gina's Chili

Hi Joel,

I have a few of your delightful recipes, I sure do miss your postings, and, yes, it has been a long time...

Here is my recipe for chili...hope you enjoy it. Of course, you can make it much more hotter than it is, we don't like too much heat here at home! You might want to add a package of stew meat as it will get tender in the 2 hours it cooks.

This is a thick, aromatic chili that my guests always rave about.....

Gina's Chili
serves 8

2 lbs. ground sirloin, browned in chunks
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion chopped
2 bell peppers, green and red, seeded and chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
1 (28 oz.) can peeled tomatoes
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (more if you want heat)
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. paprika
2 (15 oz.) cans kidney beans, 1 light and 1 dark with juices

garnishes: grated cheddar cheese

Brown beef, discard any fat. Set aside. In a skillet with olive oil, saute all veggies, add to beef in a pot with all other ingredients and cook on low for two hours.

I serve this with a garnish of grated cheddar cheese and corn bread squares slathered with butter! Yum!!