[Eric in the Ozarks]

Someone has predicted snow in the Ozarks Thursday-Friday.
Time to mix up a batch of Eric’s chili !

[tubebender]

Eric’s chili recipe

2-3 lbs. sirloin beef, trimmed, cut into cubes.
Or, 2-3 pounds mild spice sausage.
2 large yellow and two large red onions chopped.
2-3 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped (more or less.)
2-3 tomatillos peeled and chopped.
12 green onions chopped.
4 green bell peppers seeded & coarsely chopped.
2-3 yellow or red bell peppers seeded & coarsely chopped (for color)
4-5 tomatoes blanched, peeled and chopped.
1 small can Contadina tomato paste.
4 teaspoons chili powder.
2 teaspoons salt.
2 teaspoons paprika.
2 teaspoons coarse black pepper.
2 cans Bush’s pinto beans.
1 can Bush’s black beans.
1 big pot.

Cut up beef and brown in pot. Drain off most of the fat. Mix in all the spices.
Bring to medium heat and add tomatoes, tomatillos and jalapenos and mix.
Then add onions, peppers and tomato paste.
If liquid is lacking (depends on tomatoes) add 1 can of beer.
Bring to a quick boil, mix and let cool.
Add beans.
Sprinkle chopped green onions on each serving.

Serve with corn bead or tortillas.

[Pollard]

Finally going to get our first real freeze Sun night - Mon morning, last day of Nov, amazing. NWS not calling for snow where I am in Crawford County.

Heading outside right now. Near 50, sunny with no wind.