Chili on a cold October Day

Today I made chili for the family and it turned out well. Good enough to put the recipe up here:

Helen's Chili

• 1 pound of lean ground beef
• 2 large onions chopped
• 1 large yellow pepper
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 - 19oz tin kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 1 - 19oz tin black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 - 10oz tin of canned peaches and cream corn drained (or 1 cup of frozen corn)
• 2 - 25oz tins of canned plum tomatoes
• 1/2 - small tin of tomato paste
• 1 small hot pepper minced (I freeze the peppers and then cut them coarsely and they breakdown easily when cooked)
• 2 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp basil
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

In large pot, cook beef, onion, garlic and sweet pepper until meat is brown and onions are tender, drain any fat. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.

I top each bowl with fresh grated cheddar cheese and a dollop of balkan style plain yoghurt.

Bon appetit!