caseydog
Chili
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 ½ cups chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
¼ cup chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon white sugar
⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 cups canned red beans, drained and rinsed
MJ's Tweaks and Tips
2 lbs ground beef is overkill. I use 1 lb or, at most, 1.25 lbs.
Omitted tomato juice and tomato sauce
Fresh or canned tomatoes (about the equivalent of 4 cans)
Cook in Crock-pot (approx. 4-6 hours on low, 6-8 hours on high; watch it)
I am a recipe jump starter so I usually have fresh cooked red beans on hand.
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Cornbread
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
⅔ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk
⅓ cup vegetable oil
MJ's Tweaks and Tips
I use 1/3 or 1/4 cup of sugar. It is more of dessert as originally written.
Sometimes, I add a TBsp of vinegar (or lemon juice) to 1 cup of milk (sit for 5 mins.) to make buttermilk.
Variation: Add a can of cream corn (lessen the milk).
Variation: Add whole corn (drained) and jalapeno peppers.
Hope this helps Let us know how it turns out!
our Dutch equivalent of this discussion is whether fries should be called ''friet' (fries) or 'patat' (potatoes). One half of the country calls them friet (I am #teamfriet) and the other says patat.
