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chris' chili, megan's adaptation

Recipe by
Megan Stewart
Middletown, OH

A friend shared her hubby's recipe with me, which tasted great but was too watery for my personal preference. This is my all time favorite chili now, and I love some shredded cheddar on top and a piece of crumbled up cornbread! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

method Stove Top

Ingredients For chris' chili, megan's adaptation

  • 3 lb
    ground beef
  • 2 md
    onions, diced
  • 2 can
    beef broth
  • 1 lg
    can tomato sauce
  • 1 lg
    can diced tomatoes, or 2 small
  • 1 can
    tomato paste
  • 2 can
    light red kidney beans
  • 1 lb
    sausage
  • chili powder to taste
  • beer to right consistency

How To Make chris' chili, megan's adaptation

  • Chili seasoning, on to adding the beer (I use 3-4 cans)
    1
    Fry hamburger and sausage, adding onion when almost done, drain well. Put into stockpot with all but chili powder and beer. Drain and rinse the beans, but add tomato liquid. Season with chili powder and add enough beer to make the desired consistency. Chris' recipe adds a can of beer and a can of water after several of the additions. While I like the flavor, I prefer a more thick chili so don't add as much.
  • 2
    I like to have grated cheddar and some cornbread with my chili, but that is a personal preference.
  • 3
    Made 4-1-20, with a 32 oz beef broth, 3 cans diced tomatoes, 2 cans 24 oz of beer, almost full bag yellow onions. Everything else the same. Made Jan 2022 with purple onions, 1 carton beef broth and 3 of the cans of 25 oz beers. It was so much better, and yes, I did double everything else.
  • 4
    1.15.24 doubled as above, then added 1 large can tomato puree.

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