Camp Chili

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp bacon drippings or oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 4 lbs lean ground beef
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 16 oz kidney beans
• 16 oz tomato sauce
• 1 to 3 tbsp chili powder
• 1 cup of water or more as needed
• 2 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp brown sugar

Directions

Heat oil in dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until translucent.

Add beef, cumin, brown sugar, oregano, and chili powder. Break meat up and continue to cook until no longer pink.

Drain if needed. Add tomato sauce, water and salt. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 1 hour. The longer you cook this recipe the more flavorful it becomes. Adjust seasonings to taste.