World Champion Chili

By Maverick19

Jay Pennington won the 1977 Int'l Chili Society's World Championship Cookoff with this recipe

Ingredients

• Oil
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 medium green peppers, finely chopped
• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 8 lbs coarsely ground beef
• 1 (6oz) can tomato paste
• 2 (1 lb 12 oz) cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 (16oz) cans tomato sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 (3oz) jars chili powder
• 2 Tbsp salt
• oregano
• 1 (7oz) can chile salsa
• 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• garlic salt coarsely ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Brush the bottom of a heavy 2-gallon pot with oil. Saute onions, green peppers and celery for 10 minutes. Add meat and cook for another 10-15 minutes, or until meat loses pink color. Stir in tomato paste, stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Add chopped garlic, chili powder, salt, a sprinkling of oregano, chile salsa and jalapeño. Simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste with garlic salt and pepper, then simmer 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 10-15 minutes. Skim off fat occasionally.