Hi everyone,<br /><br />My cousin is having a "Chili Cook-off" in a couple of weeks. I was going to make up a batch of the same old chili I've been making for years, but got to thinking that I should try something new.<br /><br />Just for fun, how about posting your favorite recipe here.<br /><br />This is what I use without the green peppers, celery, and bay leaves. I add dark red kidney beans and use a whole beer. Also, I like my chili a lot hotter than most people do, so I add either Tobasco or Daves Insanity Sauce to my bowl, but leave it out of the pot so other people will eat it too. 
<br /><br />3 medium onions<br />2 medium green peppers<br />2 large stalks celery<br />2 cloves garlic<br />1 small Jalapeno pepper, fresh, seeded & diced<br />8 lb lean chuck, coarsely ground<br />7 oz diced green chiles<br />28 oz stewed tomatoes<br />15 oz tomato sauce<br />6 oz tomato paste<br />6 oz chili powder<br />2 T cumin<br />Tabasco sauce to taste<br />12 oz beer, divided into two portions<br />12 oz mineral water<br />3 bay leaves<br />garlic, salt and pepper to taste<br /><br />Dice and saute the first five ingredients. Add the meat and brown<br />it.<br /><br />Add the remaining ingredients, including half the beer (Annie sez to<br />drink the remainder!). Add water just to cover the top of the<br />mixture.<br /><br />Cook about 3 hours on low heat, stirring often.
<br /><br />3 medium onions<br />2 medium green peppers<br />2 large stalks celery<br />2 cloves garlic<br />1 small Jalapeno pepper, fresh, seeded & diced<br />8 lb lean chuck, coarsely ground<br />7 oz diced green chiles<br />28 oz stewed tomatoes<br />15 oz tomato sauce<br />6 oz tomato paste<br />6 oz chili powder<br />2 T cumin<br />Tabasco sauce to taste<br />12 oz beer, divided into two portions<br />12 oz mineral water<br />3 bay leaves<br />garlic, salt and pepper to taste<br /><br />Dice and saute the first five ingredients. Add the meat and brown<br />it.<br /><br />Add the remaining ingredients, including half the beer (Annie sez to<br />drink the remainder!). Add water just to cover the top of the<br />mixture.<br /><br />Cook about 3 hours on low heat, stirring often.