chili (thing)

Just a recipe for Chili I came up with, by looking at a few recipes on the net, and improvising somewhat. It's moderately hot, but not too salty.

• 1.2 lbs ground beef
• 1 LARGE onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 4 large cloves of garlic, pressed or minced

Cook these until the meat is grey all over, but no more, then toss it in a full-sized crockpot.

• 5-6 Serrano peppers, minced
• 2 Anaheim peppers, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 medium tomatos, diced
• 12 oz can tomato paste (note: I was lacking tomatos, you could just throw in more tomatos, omit this, and need less water.)
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika
• 1 lb (dry) beans, rinsed
• ~2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Add remaining ingredients to crockpot, cook on low for 10-12 hours. Make sure that for at least for part of that time, once the beans are moist, it simmers nicely to breakdown the toxins in the beans. Check occasionally if it needs some more water... The beans absorb lots, yet the other ingredients contribute a varying amount.