First Alert Chili

Name: First Alert Chili
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil divided; 4 large onions chopped; 1 medium sweet red bell peppers; 1 clove garlic minced; 2 stalks celery coarsely chopped; 4 pounds ground beef; 1 tablespoon oregano; 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon celery seeds; 1 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes; 12 ounces beer; 1 x red kidney beans

15 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil divided
4 large onions chopped
1 medium sweet red bell peppers
1 clove garlic minced
2 stalks celery coarsely chopped
4 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon oregano
1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes
12 ounces beer
1 x red kidney beans

Directions

1

IN A LARGE SKILLET, HEAT 18 CUP OF OLIVE OIL OVER MED-HIGH HEAT AND COOK THE ONIONS, RED PEPPER, GARLIC AND CELER Y FOR 5 MINUTES, STIRRING.
2

IN A LARGE, HEAVY POT, HEAT THE REMAINING 18 CUP OF OIL AND BROWN THE MEAT, STIRRING TO BREAK UP THE LUMPS AND TO PRODUCE A SMOOTH, UNIFORM MIXTURE.
3

STIR IN ONION MIXTURE TO MEAT MIXTURE.
4

ADD THE OREGANO, RED PEPPER, CUMIN, PAPRIKA, CHILI POWDER, CELERY SEEDS, SALT, PEPPER, TOMATOES WITH LIQUID AND BEER OR GINGER ALE.
5

BLEND WELL.
6

SIMMER 1 HOUR, UNCOVERED, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY TO THE MIXTURE DOESN'T STICK TO THE BOTTOM AND SCORCH.
7

ADD KIDNEY BEANS AND THEIR LIQUID, BLEND AND SIMMER 30 MINUTES, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY.
8

ADD HOT SAUCE TO TASTE IF DESIRED.
9

TASTE FOR SEASONING.