Secret Recipes

Cajun Chili

• 1 lbs ground beef (suggest 2/3 round and 1/3 chuck)
• 2 large onions (purée 1 and dice the other and keep separate)
• 4 ribs celery, pureed
• 2 cans tomatoes, drain liquid
• 1/2 can tomato paste
• 4 cans tomato sauce
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp cayenne (red) pepper
• 1 Tbsp Tabasco sauce
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar (to reduce acidity)
• 1/4 cup cooking oil

Sauté 1 large onion and 4 ribs of celery in 1/4 cup oil. (If puréed, cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.) Add ground beef and stir to brown in loose pieces.

In the meantime, thoroughly mix the tomato paste, sauce and all chili powder, red pepper, Tabasco sauce, salt and sugar. Pour this mixture into the onions-celery-beef and continue cooking for 1 hour.

In the meantime, drain tomatoes from their own juice and crush into spoon-size pieces. Sauté the second onion which should be minced in pieces that can be seen in the final dish. Put both the second onion and the crushed tomatoes into the mixture, stir well and cook for an additional 20 minutes.

To create bowl chili, add 2 (12 oz) cans of kidney or red beans.

Servings:

6 to 8