$25,000 chili

14 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
3	mediums	Onions; diced
2	mediums	Green peppers; diced
2	larges	Stalks celery; diced
2	smalls	Cloves garlic; minced
½	small	Fresh jalapeno peppers;
8	pounds	Lean chuck; ground coarsely
1	can	7 oz diced green chilies
14½	ounce	Can stewed tomatoes
15	ounces	Can tomato sauce
6	ounces	Can tomato paste
6	ounces	Chili powder
		Tabasco sauce to taste
12	ounces	Beer
12	ounces	Mineral water; bottled
3		Bay leaves; or 2 your choice
		Garlic salt to taste
		Salt/pepper to taste

Directions

Dice and saute first 5 ingredients. Add meat and brown. Add everything else, including ½ can beer. (Drink the remainder, according to Annie). Add water JUST TO COVER TOP. Cook about 3 hours on low heat. Stir often. Remove bay leaves. Couple of notes: Better the 2nd day, if you can wait that long. Also, those I substitute pure New Mexico ground red chili. Whatever you use make sure it's pure chili powder, no additional seasonings added.