Shelley's No Onion Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon mc cormick broiled steak seasoning (find in your grocer's spice aisle)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 6 ounces mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• 2 teaspoons beef base, to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (8 ounce) jar tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can peeled tomatoes, chopped, use liquid too
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chili beans, with liquid
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 3 cups water, adjust as needed, see below
• chili powder
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• water, to make a smooth paste

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef with broiled steak seasoning, worcestershire, garlic, mushrooms and celery.
• 2 while meat and vegetables are browning, place tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, water and spices in 5 quart stock pot.
• 3 when meat mixture is browned and vegetables are sautéed, drain hamburger mixture well.
• 4 place hamburger mixture in pot with tomatoes, beans and spices.
• 5 stir well.
• 6 the liquid part of the soup should be about 1 inch above the ingredients, so add water accordingly.
• 7 bring to a boil and then turn down heat to simmer.
• 8 simmer 3-4 hours.
• 9 15 minutes before serving, thicken soup with flour and water paste.
• 10 i add several hot tablespoons of soup to the flour mixture so it is all the same temperature and very smooth, then pour into hot soup.
• 11 bring soup to a boil and let it thicken.
• 12 simmer an additional 3-5 minutes.
• 13 i like to put corn chips in the bottom of my bowl and then add soup, garnish with cheese and sour cream and black olives.