California Chili

California Chili
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give California Chili a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 438 calories, 41g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your The Super Bowl event. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up onion, olives, tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

1
In a medium saucepan simmer the tomatoes, water, 1 large onion, celery, 1/2 tsp salt and pepper for 30 minutes covered and another 30 minutes uncovered. Set aside.In the meantime, in a large dutch oven over medium heat, saute the medium onion, green pepper, and garlic in the lard for 3-5 minutes. With a slotted spoon remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside.
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2
Add the meats to the dutch oven and brown over medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes.
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3
Add more lard if necessary.
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4
Add the flour to the browned meats, stirring well. Simmer for 2 minutes.Return the vegetable mixture to the dutch oven with the meats.
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5
Add the chili powder, bay leaves, 1 tbsp salt, brown sugar, oregano, and vinegar.
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6
Add the tomato sauce. Stir. Cover and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.
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7
Add more water if necessary (It should be thick).
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8
Add the olives and cheese and simmer covered for an additional 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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9
Remove bay leaves.
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Serve in bowls with finely chopped onions and more cheese if desired.Good with a tossed salad and corn bread.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 25 m.
Servings8
Health Score41
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