Chili

This is my mother-in-law, Dotty's Chili recipe.  It is quick and yummy.  She says she does not use beer, so I'm not sure when I added that step, but it gives the chili a good flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground chuck
• 1 medium onion chopped fine
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 small can of tomato paste
• 1 can of beer
• ¼ C. chili powder
• ½ T. sugar
• 1 T. salt
• ½ T. pepper
• hot sauce to taste

Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven on medium heat, brown the ground meat then drain
2. Heat olive oil over medium-low heat and sauté onions until limp
3. Add tomato paste and chili powder, stir well and brown
4. Add beer and sugar
5. Cook for 30 min
6. Add salt, pepper and hot sauce if desired

Tips and Tricks:

• Don’t use a light beer.
• If you double or triple this recipe, be careful with the chili powder.  It seems to me that chili powder intensifies the more you add.  The strength of chili powder differs greatly.  It depends on what kind you use.
• This freezes great!