Kim's Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (32 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cans lamb and beans, do not drain
• 2 cans red kidney beans, do not drain
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 bottle chili powder
• salt
• green peppercorn
• 1 can chopped green chili
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground beef in a dutch oven with about 1/2 bottle chili powder.
• 2 add to this the can of chiles, the crushed tomatoes and the tomatoe sauce (rinse out the tomatoe cans with about 1/3 can of water and add this as well).
• 3 simmer for about 5 minutes to blend and then dump in all four cans of undrained beans.
• 4 next, stir in the cocoa powder and simmer for another 5 or 10 minutes.
• 5 add a couple of teaspoons of salt and some freshly ground green peppercorns.
• 6 taste and add additional salt and pepper and chili powder if needed.
• 7 simmer for about an hour and serve.