Ingredients:
- 1 LB. Lean ground beef or beef cubes
- 1/2 LB. Salt Pork
- 1 Large Green Pepper
- 1 Large Onion
- 16 oz Can Red kidney beans
- 16 oz Can Pinto beans
- 2 - 16 oz Can Tomato sauce
- 2 TBS Cumin
- 2 TBS Chili power
- 2 TBS Minced garlic
- 1 Cups Water ( Option - Beer )
1/4 Cup Cornmeal- Tabasco sauce
Directions:
- Cut the salt pork up into 1/4 inch strips.
- Brown the ground beef or beef cubes and salt pork in a skillet.
- Coarsely chop the onion and pepper.
- Except for the cornmeal and the Tabasco sauce, add all the ingredients into a 4-quart crock pot and let the ingredients mingle and get to know one another for about 4 hours on high..
- Stir in the cornmeal to thicken. Season to taste with the Tabasco sauce.
I don't use cornmeal any more because I'm diabetic and I have to watch my carbohydrates. I used cornmeal to absorbs excess liquid, so adding it to your pot of chili will thicken the final result. .
I usually make this in the fall and freeze around eight portions to have through out the winter.
