Mom's Chili

By weavincanuck

Ingredients

• 2 lb. ground beef
• 4 chopped onions
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 2 cans mushrooms
• 2 large cans diced tomatoes or 4 small cans
• 2 cans tomato paste, 2 cans water
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 cans kidney beans drained & rinsed
• 5 whole chili peppers crushed

Preparation

Step 1

1. Brown first 3 ingredients in the pot.

2. Sprinkle with chili powder, a little at a time as it cooks.

3. Also sprinkle with celery salt, season salt.

4. I add chopped garlic sometimes.

5. Added remaining ingredients.

6. Make a cloth bag and add 1 tbsp whole peppers, sew the end over and put it in the pot. Take out when cooked.

7. I usually simmer it about 2-3 hours.