Dave's Old Fashioned Chili

Submitted by Toni in Colorado

"I have a 1994 edition of Colorado Cooks for Education. There are over 400 celebrity contributors, one of which is Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's. Here is his recipe for chili. I think it's different than what is served today! I have not tried this recipe to compare, but thought it would be interesting to include it for all us chili fans."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 quart tomato juice
• 29 ounces tomato puree (1 large can)
• 15 ounces kidney beans (1 can dark red, drained)
• 15 ounces beans (1 can small red beans, drained)
• 1 1⁄2 cups onions, chopped (1 medium onion)
• 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
• 1⁄4 cup chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

directions

1. In a frying pan, brown ground beef. Drain. Add remaining ingredients and drained ground beef into a 6 quart pot. Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
2. A note added: "Dave likes to add fresh, chopped onions on top of his chili serving.".
3. My note: I'm guessing that by "small red beans" he meant pinto beans.
4. This yields 16 (8 ounce) servings.