Nevada Annie's Champion Chili

Ingredients

• 3 medium onions
• 2 medium green peppers
• 2 stalk large celery
• 2 small cloves garlic
• ½ or more small fresh jalapeno pepper, diced
• 8 lb lean chuck, coarsely ground
• 1 can 7 oz diced green chilies
• 2 can 14 1/2 oz each stewed tomatoes
• 1 can 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 can 6 oz tomato paste
• 2 bottle 3 oz each chili powder
• 2 tbsp cumin
• Tabasco to taste
• 1 can 12 oz beer, divided
• 1 bottle 12 oz mineral water
• 2½ 2 to 3 bay leaves
• garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Dice and saute the first 5 ingredients (onions, green peppers, celery, garlic, jalapeno). Add the meat; brown.
2. Add the remaining ingredients, including 1/2 can beer (drink the remainder, says Annie). Add water just to cover the top.
3. Cook about 3 hours on low heat. Stir often.

Notes

$14,000 1st Prize. Makes 24 or more servings. Freezes well.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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