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homemade chili

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Becky Hallstrom
@jane_blue-rooster-kitchen
Edmond, OK

I remember one particular time, when I was about 6 or 7 years old, we went to Meme & Gramp’s house in Clayton (N.M.)and Meme was making this chili. After dishing it up, piping hot, she topped each bowl with a squirt of ketchup and a splash of white vinegar - a little bit of the “sweet & sour” effect. I still love to eat my chili this way.

(1 rating)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For homemade chili

  • 2 lb
    ground chuck (or lean hamburger)
  • 1 md
    yellow onion
  • 1 pkg
    taco seasoning mix
  • 2 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 46 oz
    tomato juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/4 c
    sugar, optional

How To Make homemade chili

  • 1
    Brown hamburger meat in a large pot, drain and return to pot.
  • 2
    Dice onion and add to hamburger.
  • 3
    Add taco seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to meat/onion, and stir well, cooking the seasonings into the meat.
  • 4
    After cooking for about 10 minutes, add tomato juice and sugar (optional).
  • 5
    Lower heat and simmer (covered) for about 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and "bubble" another 15 minutes, to allow sauce to thicken a bit.
  • 6
    Cool slightly before serving - top dish with a squirt of ketchup and a 1/2 tsp of white vinegar, for a very tasty "sweet and sour" effect.
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