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Brown the hamburger in a dutch oven.
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I use ground round because it has less fat but you can use whatever.
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Drain the grease off.
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Throw the onion in and let that cook a little until the onion gets kind of tender (won't take long at all).
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Add your salt and the tablespoon of chili powder.
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Now, start opening up your barrage of canned items.
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I like my chili to have less meat and more beans, but most people don't like this many beans.
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You can certainly leave some out.
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Open the beans up and drain off the nasty bean juice.
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You can rinse them if you like (I do, but I didn't use to and they were fine).
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I don't drain or rinse the spicy can though because you want those spices in your chili.
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Throw all the beans in and add some water.
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Like maybe 1/2 of a cup.
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More if you like it more soupy.
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Dump your tomato-based cans inches The diced tomatoes, the tomato sauce, the tomato paste, the tomato soup.
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You can leave out the soup and the paste and it will still be fine.
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Just play with it.
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Also add a little sugar, and some more chili powder.
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I like to add quite a bit of chili powder but go slowly because it's a lot easier to add a bit more than to have added too much and then try to take away.
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Just use your own judgement.
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Cayenne pepper, too, if you like, If you don't have that, don't worry.
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Garlic powder if you want, as well, but I don't always add that.
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You can if you have it.
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A few years ago I discovered that chili was good if you added some corn to it.
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I usually just buy a bag of frozen corn and throw that in at the end.
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You can use canned corn too.
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Either one, both are fine.
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If you are making a smaller pot of chili then the canned corn would probably be best.
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OK now cover this (or don't) and let it simmer for a while.
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Maybe about a half hour or so.
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When you're finished, be sure to refrigerate your leftovers, you can eat on them for days.
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It tastes better the second day anyway, after the flavors sit around and mix for a while.
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After you ladle out a bowl of this chili, add a handful of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and serve with some Keebler Town House crackers.
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You can use Zestas if you like but they aren't as good in my opinion.
