Lance's SB Chili

Ingredients

• 2lb lean stew meat
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 29oz cans of whole tomatoes
• 2 8oz cans of tomato paste
• 2 15oz cans of kidney beans (light or dark, your choice)
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tbsp cumin powder
• 3 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 3 tbsp oil

Directions

1. Cut meat into 1.5" chunks and very coarsely chop meat in food processor. Pulse processor 5 to 6 times per load.
2. Brown meat in skillet, put meat and joices into dutch oven.
3. Add oil to skillet, add onions when oil is hot and saute until translucent and soft.
4. Add tomatoes to dutch oven, crush tomatoes with your hand to provide chunks of tomato in the chili. You can use cubed or crushed tomatos if you want them to disappear into the chili instead of providing texture.
5. Add tomato paste to dutch oven
6. Drain beans, reserve liquid. Add beans to dutch oven
7. Add garlic, cumin, and chili powder
8. Add cayenne powder to taste. 1 full tbsp make a hot chili. 1/2 tbsp is probably a amount to start with. You can ADD heat but it’s difficult to REMOVE heat.
9. Stir mixture well
10. Cover and cook in 225 degree oven for several hours. The longer you cook it the more the flavors will meld and more tender the meat becomes.