Wendy Richard's Chili Recipe - The Best Chili Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3 lbs lean ground beef
• 4 mild chili, mix (4 envelopes of "schwartz" mild chilli mix sold at distantbrits.co.uk,)
• 1 lb mushroom, chopped
• 2 (4 ounce) jars sweet pimiento (1 tin if you're in the u.k.)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoon coriander
• 3 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans
• tomato paste
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 lb onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves
• tarragon vinegar (1/4 bottle)
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 3 (14 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 50 g bar of menier's baking chocolate (also sold at distantbrits.co.uk -green wrapper - 50g is 1/2 a bar, the whole bar is 100g. just eat t)

Recipe

• 1 from wendy richard herself:.
• 2 fry onions in little olive oil with crushed garlic.
• 3 add meat together with all seasonings.
• 4 add rest of veg, together with made-up chicken stock. (there should be enough to cover).
• 5 add chocolate and tomato paste.
• 6 gently simmer for about three hours, stirring occasionally.
• 7 serve with boiled rice or pasta.
• 8 grated cheese is also a good addition, sprinkled over the top.
• 9 the dish freezes well & gains in strength of flavour.
• 10 i thank you w.r. (mbe).
• 11 here is the link to the touching tribute to wendy in the "guardian" along with a copy of this recipe: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/mar/10/wendy-richards-chilli-recipe.