The following chili recipe comes to us from SurvivalBlog reader Joe T. Joes says: “This recipe is for making a large quantity of chili to store in the freezer for future use. You will need one large 4 gallon kettle or two 2-gallon kettles.”
Ingredients
- 5 pounds of dry beans
- 6 pounds of lean ground beef
- 3 pounds of sausage
- 4 quarts of tomatoes/salsa
- 3 quarts of water
- 40 garlic cloves
- 7 tsp of cumin
- 7 bell peppers
- 7 small onions
- 17 Tbl chili powder
- 1, 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 10 Tbl brown sugar
- 10 beef bullion cubes
Directions
- Soak beans overnight in 2 gallons of water.
- Discard water the following day.
- Cook meat and discard grease.
- Add water and tomato/salsa to beans and bring to boil and simmer.
- Chop garlic, onions and peppers and put into the cooking chili.
- Add remaining ingredients to the chili.
- Cook until beans are soft and all ingredients is well cooked (usually 3 hours).
STORAGE
Makes about 3 gallons of chili. Fills about 12 quart Ziploc freezer bags.
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