My mother was a good cook. In honor of her today and how bad I miss her, here is her easy delicious recipe for how to make the best Chili ever! If you mess this up, you had better give up cooking all together. It's the simplest recipe you'll ever make. The tastiest too! Ok, so I'm prejudice. I've been eating this chili for at least 54 years! And yes that's me as a baby sitting on my mother!
Two 30 oz cans (I use Western Family) -undrained-Chili Beans. (I never cook my own! YUCK, that would ruin my mother's recipe. hahaha)
Two 46 oz cans Tomato juice.
Two pounds ground beef.
Two BIG HEAPING scoops of REAL butter! (My mother never made anything without real butter! She lived to be 90. I'm following in her path!)
Chili powder to taste and liking.
A smidgen of beef bouillon.
You're going to love making this!!!
Brown the beef in a large soup pot. Drain off the grease. Add the beans and tomato juice. Warm it. Sprinkle with Salt, pepper, and Chili powder to taste, stir and sprinkle again until you like the flavoring. Don't over do it! Sprinkle a little granulated beef bouillon in. Not too much. Just enough to give it a little warm flavor that brings out the beef. Stir in the butter.
Just a side note. I like my Chili really juicy. I even a cup a water to my recipe. If you like less juice, just add less tomato juice and no water! Heat piping hot and serve.
Every Halloween I make this. So did my mom. Love her dearly! Miss her horribly!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
