$20,000 PRIZE WINNING CHILI

By JoyceW-2

Refined by Louis Franklin.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds lean ground chuck
• 1 pound lean ground pork--1 lb. Jimmy Dean sausage (hot/mild) to taste
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (12 oz) can Budweiser Beer
• 2 (8 oz) cans Hunt's tomato paste
• 1 cup water, distilled
• 3 tablespoons chili powder (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons Wyler's Beef-Flavor Instant Bouillon (or 6 cubes)
• 2 teaspoons oregano leaves
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon ground corlander
• 1/2 teaspoon Louisana Red Hot Sauce (to taste) or tabasco as needed for taste
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes (reg/hot/mild to taste)
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1 teaspoon cornmeal
• (1 tablespoon of each as needed to thicken)
• 1 tablespoon warm water

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pan or dutch oven, brown half of the meat, pour off fat.

Remove meat, brown remaining meat, pour off all fat, except 2 tablespoons.

Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until tender.

Add all meat and remaining ingredients, except flour, cornmeal, and warm water.

Mix well.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 2 hours.

Stir together flour and cornmeal, add warm water.

Mix well.

Stir into chili mixture.

Cook covered 20 minutes longer, serve hot.