Virginia Chili

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 medium pepper, chopped
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 2 (No. 2) cans tomatoes
• 2 (No. 2) cans red kidney beans or pinto beans
• 1/2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 (4 oz.) can tomato paste
• 1 can condensed beef consomme
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

1. Brown
2. beef
3. in
4. skillet.
5. Add
6. onion
7. and green pepper, cooking
8. until
9. onion is transparent.
10. Add chili powder, cumin, allspice
11. and
12. black
13. pepper; mix well.
14. Remove from heat.
15. Put the
16. remaining
17. ingredients in a large pan and bring to a boil. Add meat mixture;
18. reduce heat and simmer about 3 hours.
19. (Stir often or chocolate will cause it to stick.) Remove bay leaf and serve with corn bread or muffins, finely grated cheese or small cheese
20. crackers.
21. This
22. recipe
23. won first prize in State Chili contest which was held in Lynchburg, Virginia.

ground beef, pepper, chili powder, cumin, tomatoes, red kidney, semisweet chocolate, tomato paste, condensed beef, onion, salt, pepper, allspice, sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=503735 (may not work)