Lou’s Chili

Place the meat in a large 6-8 qtr. pot w/1 tsp. oil and cook over medium heat until browned. Remove meat and then sweat the onions and bell pepper in the same pot (using the 2nd tsp. of olive oil) until translucent then throw in the garlic cook for another 3 min. If you like chunks of peppers and onions omit the next step - Remove and puree. Return to pot & add the meat, the tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, paprika & cayenne/chipotle. Stir together well, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If the mixture becomes overly dry, add ½ cup water at a time as needed.