Southern Chili Recipe

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 2 lg. onions, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (16 ounce.) can whole tomatoes
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
• 2 lg. green peppers, diced
• 2 med. stalks celery, diced
• 4 to 6 tbsp. warm chili pwdr
• 4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound uncooked red kidney beans
• 1 (8 ounce.) can tomato paste

1. Soak 1 lb.
2. of red kidney beans overnight in water.
3. Boil the beans in water and 1 teaspoon of salt till beans are soft.
4. Set them aside.
5. Saute/fry the celery, green peppers, onions in a large frying pan with a little veg.
6. oil till slightly browned.
7. Saute/fry the hamburger meat till browned and then drain the excess oil off.
8. Drain beans, add in hamburger meat, green pepper, onions, mushrooms and celery.
9. Stir in the tomato paste and whole tomatoes with 2 cans of water.
10. Add in sugar, salt, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper, simmer this mix for about 1 1/4 hrs adding water when chili becomes too dry.
11. Serves 10 to 12 people.
12. From the Saxton Family Cookbook - Florida.

hamburger, onions, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peppers, stalks celery, warm chili pwdr, salt, sugar, worcestershire sauce, red kidney beans, tomato paste

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/southern-chili-20225 (may not work)