Cody Updates by Mom

I have won first place twice in our work chili cook off with this recipe.  The only drawback is it takes two days to make.

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs ground beef (used 80/20 beef)
• 2 large white onions chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 3 cans diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes regular diced tomatoes
  • 1 Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes with Roasted Garlic
  • 1 Hunt’s Fire Roasted Tomatoes Diced with Garlic
• 3 cans tomato sauce
• 1 ½ bottles of Beer (that way you can drink the other half J) I used Corona Light
• 3 cans chili beans
  • 2 spicy
  • 1 regular
• ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2/3 cup chili powder
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (Tabasco)
• 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
• Jalapeno’s chopped (I used the ones in a jar and used about ¼ jar)

Brown ground beef on medium high heat.  I kept the beef in larger chunks for the chili.  Mix all of the ingredients into a large crock pot. (I made a double batch for the large roaster).  Cook on medium setting for 8+ hours.  Cool 8+ hours.  Cook again 8+ hours.  (These times are flexible, basically I cooked the chili overnight for one whole night, chilled all the next day, cooked overnight the next whole night and then served)  The longer you cook/cool the more the flavors will meld together.  Serve with sour cream, cheese and fresh jalapenos.