Marys Chili Recipes

Steps:

• For serving: celery sticks, carrot sticks, ranch dressing and tortilla chips
• In a large pot over medium heat, add some olive oil and saute the celery and onions until soft. Add the garlic and stir, then add the ground beef. Cook until browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain off the excess fat. Stir in the chili powder, cumin and oregano.
• In a pitcher, mix up the Bloody Mary mix, vodka if using, Montreal steak seasoning, Tabasco and Worcestershire and add it to the pot. Add the kidney and pinto beans, stir together well, cover and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add more Bloody Mary mix or water if needed during simmering.
• Serve with celery and carrot sticks, ranch dressing and tortilla chips.

Steps:

• Combine chili powder, salt and pepper in cup; set aside.
• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms, onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is transparent (about 10 minutes).
• Add ground beef and about 1/4 of chili powder mixture.
• Cook, breaking up meat with fork, until browned.
• Stir in remaining chili powder mixture, tomatoes, water, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Cover partially and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add beans and simmer 10 more minutes.
• Ladle chili into broiler proof serving bowls.
• Sprinkle each serving with about 2 tbsp shredded Cheddar cheese.
• Broil until cheese melts.
• Top each with dollop of sour cream (optional).
• Serve immediately.