Dad's Famous Chili Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 (26 ounce) can tomato puree
• 2 (16 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 (16 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 brown beef in skillet and drain fat.
• 2 heat oil in separate frying pan and add 1/2 of the chopped onions, sauté until soft, but not brown.
• 3 in blender, purify the other 1/2 of onion, the red bell pepper, garlic, black pepper, and tomato puree.
• 4 pour the blended ingredients, ground beef, and sautéed onions into a crock pot or a large stock pot.
• 5 add the chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, chipotle, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, chili powder and stir.
• 6 simmer in pot for about 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 7 the longer you leave it cooking on low heat, the more the spices and seasonings will blend together and the better it will be.
• 8 serve over cooked rice.