Brooks' Chili

This is the chili recipe Brooks has been making the past few years. He won the ward chili contest at church one year with this chili. I consider it a very meaty, manly recipe. All men rave about it, but you ladies might want to 1/2 the amount of meat. :)

Ingredients:

 1 lbs. hamburger

1lb. stew meat (or cut up roast)

Bacon or salt pork

1/2 chopped onion

2 cloves crushed and minced garlic

8 ounces salsa

15 ounce can of tomato sauce

1 can Ro Tel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies

1 packet chili seasoning

1/2 t ground cumin

1-2 T Worcestershire sauce
1-2 T Brown Sugar

1 T Molasses

2 cans of beans (any kind)

Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the bacon crisp, sear the stew meat, and brown the hamburger

2. Saute the onion

3. Mix all ingredients in a large pot

4. Simmer (not too vigorously- you don't want the stew meat to dry out)

Recipe is very flexible. Ingredients are estimates and can be added to without trouble. Sometimes Brooks adds a little lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.