Cindy's Chili

By cindygwest

Chili I have made forever.

Ingredients

• 2 T. salad oil
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
• 2 T. diced green pepper
• 1/2 pound ground round
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup canned tomatoes
• 1 1/2 T. chili powder
• 2 T. cold water
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 t. sugar
• 1 1/2 small cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups cooked or canned chili beans, undrained

Preparation

Step 1

In hot fat in skillet, cook onions and green pepper until tender., Add meat; cook, uncovered, until meat starts to sizzle and brown. Add boiling water, tomatoes, chili powder mixed with cold water till smooth, salt, sugar, garlic. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. Uncover; simmer 1/2 hour more. Add a little hot water if mixture thickens too much. Add beans; heat.