Nevada Annie's Champion Chili

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       Title: NEVADA ANNIE'S CHAMPION CHILI
  Categories: Chili, Wp
    Servings: 24
  
       3    Medium onions
       2    Medium green peppers
       2    Large stalks celery
       2    Cloves garlic
       1    Small Jalapeno pepper,
            Fresh, seeded & diced
       8 lb Lean chuck, coarsely ground
       7 oz Diced green chiles
      28 oz Stewed tomatoes
      15 oz Tomato sauce
       6 oz Tomato paste
       6 oz Chili powder
       2 tb Cumin
            Tabasco sauce to taste
      12 oz Beer, divided
            Into two portions
      12 oz Mineral water
       3    Bay leaves
            Garlic, salt
            And pepper to taste
  
    LaVerne Harris, aka Nevada Annie, Winner 1978
   
    Dice and saute the first five ingredients.  Add the meat and brown
    it.
   
    Add the remaining ingredients, including half the beer (Annie sez to
    drink the remainder!).  Add water just to cover the top of the
    mixture.
   
    Cook about 3 hours on low heat, stirring often.
  
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