American Cantina Chili

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs ground chuck
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 5 -6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 12 ounces corona beer (or other mexican beer)
• 29 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 1/2 cup canned jalapeno slices (with a little juice)
• 15 1/2 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (your choice) or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (your choice)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• tortilla chips (optional) or cracker (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown beef in oil with onions and garlic; drain.
• 2 stir in beer, tomatoes, jalapeno slices, tomato sauce, bouillon cubes, salt, sugar, pepper, and cumin.
• 3 bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 mix in chili powder and beans, and cook over medium heat, until beans are heated.
• 5 serve hot with tortilla chips or crackers and hot sauce on the side, if desired.