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Chili: Rita's Chili




Source of Recipe


Rita Heinkenfield


List of Ingredients




3 pounds ground beef
3 cups water
1 small onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2-1/2 tablespoons chili powder or more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 generous cup of tomato puree (about 5 oz)
6 oz tomato paste
2-3 cans kidney beans
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe



Pressure Cooker: Place crumbled ground beef in pressure cooker with water and cook for one hour (don't brown). Add onions and green pepper, continue cooking in pressure cooker for 30 minutes. Add everything except beans and cook slowly in open cooker for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add beans and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Serves 12-16. Can be frozen.

Stovetop method: Place everything except beans in a large soup pot. I am using our Le Creuset enameled cast iron pot which heats so well and keeps food warm for hours. And of course I'm using The Great Indoors heat resistant spatula (doesn't stain either) to stir the chili with. That way I can get stir around the sides of the pan too. After about 30 minutes, check to see if meat is cooked. If it is, add beans and cook another 20 minutes or so. Taste for seasonings. The longer you cook this the better it gets.