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Chili - Mississippi Style

Chili – Mississippi Style
10 votes, 4.00 avg. rating (80% score)
Submitted by Janis Montfort
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Yield: 3 quarts, or 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients:

2 pounds lean ground beef
4 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce or tomato sauce with tomato bits
1 cup water
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons flour
2 15-ounce cans red kidney beans, undrained

Instructions:

Cook ground beef in a skillet and drain liquid off. Add chili powder, salt, and sugar; mix well. Add onions, bell pepper, tomato sauce, water and bay leaf. Simmer for one hour.

Remove bay leaf and mix vegetable oil, flour, and beans into meat mixture. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring periodically.

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9 Responses to Chili – Mississippi Style

  1. Anonymous January 13, 2006 at 1:48 am #

    Twice I have made this chili and it is THE best. My wife also likes it very much. A five star chili!

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  2. Anonymous July 18, 2006 at 7:06 pm #

    We found this to be what we feel as an original Mississippi chili and we recommend you try it.

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  3. Margaret mulholland July 30, 2006 at 4:46 pm #

    This chili is it!! My husband and I loved it. We just added jalapeno to spice it up.

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  4. Anonymous January 23, 2007 at 11:45 pm #

    I’m not exactly a chili purist, but there are limits, and chili doesn’t contain tomatoes. It’s also a bit sweet for me, I like chili with a bite.

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  5. Anonymous January 24, 2007 at 8:10 am #

    Having grown up in Mississippi, I can say this is the one we always had and LOVED!!! It’s the best.

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  6. Anonymous January 25, 2007 at 9:34 pm #

    Growing up in Texas I can attest that this may be a close substitute for chili only.

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  7. Anonymous April 29, 2007 at 6:34 pm #

    We all have our way of making chili for whatever region we live in. Yes, some chili does not have tomatoes in the recipe. This recipe is awesome. In Ohio we call it Chili Soup. We add pasta or whateveer to thicken it or thin it. This recipe is great … and no it is not too sweet … if it is for you, omit the sugar. Great job !!!!

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  8. Anonymous October 8, 2008 at 2:14 am #

    I grew up in Pennsylvania, now living in Colorado. This is the chili I was raised on! It is the best! No pinto or “chili” beans. :)

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  9. Lillian Whitaker July 11, 2012 at 12:40 pm #

    I left out the salt and added a 15 oz. can of kidney beans, drained. We loved it and will add it to my recipe collection to use many times.

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