Ronnie’s Buddy Luis’s Famous Chili

Ronnie used to work with a guy named Luis, who was well known throughout the office for his delicious chili recipe. Luis would bring it in every fall and the whole office would rave about it. When Ronnie left that company, naturally, he had to ask for the recipe. Luis obliged, and we’ve made it 1-2 times per year ever since. Our friends and family drool over this Chili, so I’m sharing it here just in case you want to recreate this deliciousness at home — all thanks to Luis! Warning: cook this at your own risk! It’s a little spicy, but guaranteed to satisfy (and cause temporary weight gain in the realm of 1-3 lbs because it’s so damn good).

What you’ll need:

• A big ass pot for cooking all of this in! And also:

• 1 pound ground beef

• 1 pound skirt steak

• 2 pounds boneless short rib

• 2 cup chopped onion

• 2 chopped green bell pepper

• 6 tablespoons chili powder

• 3 clove garlic, minced

• 2 bay leaf  

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 3 fresh roma tomatos (cut into quarters)

• 2 finely chopped jalapeno chile peppers

• 2 serrano peppers

• 2 poblano peppers

• 5 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes (Fire roasted the best)

• 2 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 2 (16 ounce) can chili beans, drained

• 1 bundle celery 

Directions for Cooking

1. In a large pot over medium high heat, combine the beef, onion and bell peppers.

2. Saute for about 5 minutes, or until beef is browned. Drain excess fat.

3. Add the chili powder, garlic, bay leaf, cumin, chile peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce and salt and pepper to taste.

4. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.

5. Cover and simmer for 3 1/2 hours, add celery when 2 1/2hrs of cooking remain stirring occasionally.

6. Stir in the beans and heat through.

7. Enjoyyyyyyy!