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Dad's Spicy Chili
4.7 from 72 votes

Dad's Spicy Chili

Dad's Spicy Chili combines small red beans soaked overnight, Italian sausage, and a rich tomato-based sauce spiced with chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, black pepper, and jalapeños. The chili simmers until the beans are tender and flavors meld, producing a hearty, spicy dish ideal for warming meals served with toppings and sides like cornbread.

Servings: 16 servings-it makes a big pot of chili
Course: Main Course, Soup, Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 bags 24 ounces of dry small red beans
  • 2 lbs. Italian sausage or 1 lb. Italian sausage and 1 lb. ground hamburger
  • 1 onion diced, large
  • 6 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 diced tomatoes 28 oz cans
  • 1 tomato sauce 16 oz can
  • 1 tomato paste 6 oz can
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 3 tablespoons cumin ground
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/3 cup jalapeño drained (they are in a jar, sliced, tamed

Instructions

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  1. Soak beans in large pot overnight. When ready to cook the chili, add the diced onion, bay leaves and salt to the beans and boil until the beans are soft. Pour out excess water until the water and bean levels are the same.
  2. Brown the meat in a large skillet. In a separate large pan, make the sauce. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, sugar, black pepper, red pepper, and jalapeños. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Add meat and sauce to the pot of beans and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve chili warm.
  4. Note-you can adjust the seasonings to your likings. My dad likes it spicy! Also feel free to add your favorite chili toppings-cheese, crackers, green onion, sour cream, or butter-like my dad:) It is also great with cornbread.