This week we cooked my favorite chilli from the Saskatoon Kinsmen Village Chili Cook Off.

Here’s the recipe cooked by the Wichitowin House #1 residents and staff at Sherbrooke. Marlene, Edie, Clarence, and Angela did the cooking and fine-tuned the seasonings.

Ingredients:

3 lbs lean ground beef

1 large onion, diced small

3 green peppers, chopped

1 lb mushrooms, chopped

½ bulb garlic, minced

2 cans kidney beans

3 cans pork n beans

1 can diced tomatoes

2 cans tomato paste

~ 2 tsp salt

~ 2 tsp black pepper

~ 4 Tbsp chili powder

~ 2 tsp garlic powder

~ 1 tsp cumin

A large skooch of molasses

2 x 500 ml sour cream

1 lb shredded cheddar

Instructions:

Brown ground beef over medium heat, then drain off extra fat.

Add onion, peppers, mushrooms, and garlic and cook 5 min.

Add seasonings, canned beans, and tomatoes.

Simmer on low heat for 2 hours or more.

Add sour cream near the end of the cooking time and heat through.

Serve and top with shredded cheddar.