Mrs. Leo Gordon’s Best of Show Chili with Pinto Beans

Mrs. Leo Gordon’s Best of Show Chili with Pinto Beans

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Preparation time:3 hours
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Ingredients

For the Chili:

For the Beans:

Instructions

Preparing the Chili:

  • In a large skillet, brown the ground chuck, stirring often.
  • In a blender, combine garlic, sweet pepper, onion, celery, tomato paste, tomato sauce, V-8 juice, crushed chili peppers, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Add the blended mixture to the browned meat in the skillet.
  • Pour in water and beef broth.
  • Cook slowly for 3 hours.
  • After 3 hours, add paprika and ground cumin.

Preparing the Beans:

  • Cook the pinto beans in water over medium heat for 1 hour.
  • In a separate pot, combine the remaining ingredients for the beans: salt, pepper, tomato paste, beef bouillon cube, chili powder, chopped onion, and honey.
  • Cook on low heat until done, about 2 hours.

Combining:

  • Once the beans are cooked, add them to the chili mixture and let simmer together for a few minutes.

Serving:

  • Serve hot, garnished with your choice of toppings such as shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped onions, or cilantro.

Notes & Wine Advice

This recipe is sourced from “Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976.”
Enjoy Mrs. Leo Gordon’s award-winning chili with pinto beans!
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Course; Chili / Main Course / Pork