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Uncle Jim's Firehouse Chili

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 fresh garlic clove minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 8 ounce cans Ro-Tel tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 8 ounce cans crushed tomatoes
  • 2 16 ounce cans pinto or dark red kidney beans, undrained

Instructions

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot. Brown the ground beef, onion and garlic; drain well.
  2. Add all the spices along with the Ro-tel tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans and tomato juice. Mix well and bring to a boil.
  3. Simmer 1/2 hour uncovered and 1-1/2 hours covered. (If too thick you can add additional tomato juice or water).