Chili with Meat and Beans 12/5/2020

Ingredients

• [1] Pound lean meat (beef, chicken, turkey)
• [3] Onions (medium)
• [2] Heads of garlic (yes heads)
• [1] Tablespoon italian seasoning
• [3] Tablespoons of chili powder (or more to taste)
• [1] Tablespoon of Garlic Salt
• [1] Good grind of black pepper (to taste)
• [2] Big cans of diced tomatoes
• [2] Big cans of tomato sauce
• [1] Large can of Kidney beans (or whatever you like), reserving 1/4 to 1/2 cup of liquid, draining the rest
• [1/4] cup of red wine
• [-] Heavy pot with a heavy lid, a cast iron dutch oven is perfect

Instructions

1. Brown meat until cooked through
2. Add diced onions, and saute until they become translucent
3. Add in spices and mix in
4. Add diced garlic and saute until they become translucent
5. Cook until onions and garlic are partially caramelized
6. Remove some of the fat if desired
7. Deglaze with wine, scraping to get all the solids off the bottom of the pan
8. Add
9. Add in reserved liquid from the beans, and the diced tomatoes and cook to reduce until thickened
10. Add in beans
11. Add in tomato sauce
12. let simmer for an hour
13. Adjust seasoning and spice to taste
14. Simmer for the remaining time and then serve

Side Dish: Corn bread is a nice (our favorite is: krusteaz honey-cornbread-muffin-mix)

Toppings: tortilla strips crushed over to top before serving with a nice cheddar or queso fresco or sour cream is nice too

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