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Karoline's Mad Chili

(recipe, Karoline Schwartz)

Ingredients

1. 6 strips bacon, chopped
2. 1 medium onion, chopped
3. 1 green pepper, chopped
4. 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
5. 1 red pepper, chopped
6. 1 celery stalk, chopped
7. 2 cloves garlic, roughly minced
8. ¼ to ½ cup strong-tasting beer or ale
9. 1½ lb. ground beef (5⅔) or turkey
10. 1 large can diced tomatoes
11. 1 or 2 cans tomato paste
12. 1 fresh tomato, chopped
13. 2 large cans red kidney beans
14. ~1 tbs dried marjoram
15. ~1 tbs dried oregano
16. ~1 tbs dried parsley
17. ~1 tbs dried basil
18. ~1 tbs good chili powder
19. ~2 tsp salt, pepper, to taste
20. brown sugar to taste

Steps

1. In a large pot, cook chopped bacon until it starts to get a little crispy. Then add onion, peppers, celery and garlic and mix. Add beer and let simmer.
2. In another pan, cook ground meat, breaking up and adding a little water (or beer) to utilize the fat. When both meat and veggies are cooked, drain liquid from meat pan and add to veggies.
3. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh tomato, and kidney beans to the pot and stir. If chili is too watery, add more tomato paste.
4. Add spices to your liking. If you don't want to eat it plain, garnish with avocados, cilantro, lime juice, and/or multigrain chips. Enjoy!