$25,000 Chili

• 3 medium onions diced
• 2 medium green bell peppers diced
• 2 large celery stalks diced
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
• 1/2 small jalapeno pepper
• 8 pounds ground chuck (ground beef) ground coarsely
• 7 ounces green chili peppers one can
• 14 1/2 ounces tomatoes, canned stewed
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 6 ounces chili powder
• red hot pepper sauce to taste
• 12 ounces beer
• 12 ounces water mineral water, bottled
• 3 each bay leaves
• garlic to taste
• salt and black pepper to taste

1. Dice and saute first 5 ingredients.
2. Add meat and brown.
3. Add everything else, including 1/2 can beer.
4. (Drink the remainder, according to Annie).
5. Add water JUST TO COVER TOP.
6. Cook about 3 hours on low heat.
7. Stir often.
8. Remove bay leaves.
9. Couple of notes: Better the 2nd day, if you can wait that long.
10. Also, those I substitute pure New Mexico ground red chili.
11. Whatever you use make sure it's pure chili powder, no additional seasonings added.

onions, green bell peppers, celery, garlic, jalapeno pepper, ground chuck, green chili peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, red hot pepper sauce, beer, water, bay leaves, garlic, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/25-000-chili-4297 (may not work)