Chuck's Come On Ice Cream (or Night Of The ) Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• meat seasoning
• 2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• chili
• 3 pounds beef sirloin
• 3 pounds lamb sirloin
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 3 onions, chopped
• 7 cloves garlic, crushed
• salt to taste
• 2 scoops ice cream, any flavor

Recipe

Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 5 hrs


• to marinate: the day before preparing the chili, in a large bowl mix together the sage, thyme, basil, marjoram, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper. cut beef and lamb into 1/2 inch cubes and add to bowl. mix meat and seasoning together, cover bowl and refrigerate overnight.
• to make chili: begin to heat tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and 2 teaspoons chili powder in a large pot over medium low heat. meanwhile, heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. add jalapeno peppers and saute until soft, 1 to 2 minutes, then add them to large pot.
• in same skillet fry beef and lamb with onion and garlic, in small batches, about 15 to 20 minutes each. as each batch is done add to large pot.
• when all ingredients are in the large pot, season with salt to taste. bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 3 hours.
• after eating chili, eat ice cream and say "come on, ice cream!"