The snow and football mean chili season. We often used deer meat and/or ground beef in our chili. I am including this with a picture of my dad. He died from a heart attack last Saturday after getting his deer. Daddy raised five girls (yes, five), worked for Schnucks Supermarkets for over 43 years and was married to my mom 37 years. He’s the best daddy a girl could ask for – always there for you, worked so hard so you could have the things you needed, and even though he loved, loved, LOVED hunting and fishing – he loved his family more.
Here is a photo of his “kids” 🙂 There are many more kids, but these were the current mounts. This was published in “Missouri Game and Fish” magazine a few years ago. Love you and miss you daddy.
Recipe: This recipe can be cooked in a Dutch oven or slow cooker. I was not happy with the original recipe, but we all LOVED the result after adding some tomatoes, soy sauce and some seasonings. Of course, it is freezer friendly as well!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 onions, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin (or up to 3 tsp.)
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander (or up to 3 tsp.)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or up to 3 tsp.)
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can dark kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- For Slow Cooker: Microwave with salt and pepper the ground beef, garlic, onion, chili powder and rest of the herbs/spices for 10 minutes. Add this mixture and the rest of the ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook low 6-7 hours or high 4-5 hours.
- For Dutch Oven/Stove top: Heat 1 Tb. oil at medium to medium-high heat. Add onions and ground beef and cook until ground beef is no longer pink- about 12 minutes. Add garlic and spices/herbs. Cook 30 seconds. Add the beans, tomatoes, soy sauce and brown sugar. Cook uncovered until it simmers. Cover and cook at a slow simmer for 30 minutes up to 2 hours. Add water if it needs to be thinned out.
Three Bean Chili
serves 8-10
2 pounds ground beef
2 onions, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin (or up to 3 tsp.)
1 teaspoon ground coriander (or up to 3 tsp.)
1 teaspoon dried oregano (or up to 3 tsp.)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 cup water
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 (15 oz.) can dark kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
For Slow Cooker: Microwave with salt and pepper the ground beef, garlic, onion, chili powder and rest of the herbs/spices for 10 minutes. Add this mixture and the rest of the ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook low 6-7 hours or high 4-5 hours.
For Dutch Oven/Stove top: Heat 1 Tb. oil at medium to medium-high heat. Add onions and ground beef and cook until ground beef is no longer pink- about 12 minutes. Add garlic and spices/herbs. Cook 30 seconds. Add the beans, tomatoes, soy sauce and brown sugar. Cook uncovered until it simmers. Cover and cook at a slow simmer for 30 minutes up to 2 hours. Add water if it needs to be thinned out. Add apple cider vinegar – cook 1 minute. Serve warm.
Recipe adapted from “Slow Cooker Revolution 2” by America’s Test Kitchen
i’m so sorry for your loss. your dad sounds like a great man. what a lovely tribute to him!
I am so sorry for your loss…What a wonderful man and dad. Sending prayers and
“Hearts”