Cook Off Winner Chili - Texas Style

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon salad oil
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 -3 hot pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons mexican chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 (16 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese (or combo)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over medium high heat in a large dutch oven.
• 2 add beef, onions, green pepper& garlic and cook until onion is tender (about 10 minutes), stirring frequently.
• 3 add tomatoes& their liquid, hot peppers, chili powder, salt& bay leaves and bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat to low, cover& simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove bay leaves.
• 6 stir in beans& their liquid and heat thoroughly.
• 7 serve in soup bowls; sprinkle with cheddar or monterey jack cheese (or a comb).
• 8 place under broiler for 1- 2 minutes to melt.
• 9 serve with your choice of sliced green onions, diced avocados, chopped green peppers, hunks of crusty bread, corn chips,saltine crackers or tortilla chips as accompaniments.