Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 quarts tomato juice
• 1 large onion, chopped fine
• 5 -6 fresh garlic cloves, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup cumin
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 2 tablespoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 lbs hamburger
• 2 lbs beef roast, chopped in cubes
• 1 tablespoon cilantro
• 1/2 cup red pepper
• 1/4 cup green chili pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot empty the tomato juice into the pot. in the meantime, brown the hamburger, drain and set aside.
• 2 chop the onion, green peppers and green chilie fine and add to pot. mix in the kidney beans. i can my own tomato juice rather than buying store bought with no additives--pure tomato juice.
• 3 now add all the remaining spices. simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 4 after the first hour, add the hamburger and simmer 2 hours more hours stirring every 15 minutes. the longer you let this simmer, the thicker it will get.
• 5 serve with oyster crackers or saltines. enjoy.