Willie's Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 3 quarts water
• 6 onions, chopped
• 9 pounds beef tri-tip sirloin, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as ro*tel®)
• 6 tablespoons paprika
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons seasoned salt
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup cornmeal, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• soak onions in water in a large bowl until the water takes on some of the onion flavor, at least 1 hour.
• heat a large pot over medium-high heat. cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned completely, about 10 minutes.
• stir onion-and-water mixture, diced tomatoes, and diced tomatoes with green chile peppers with the beef in the pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 90 minutes.
• stir paprika, chili powder, sugar, seasoned salt, garlic powder, cumin, marjoram, and cayenne pepper into the liquid until dissolved; continue to cook at a simmer for 1 hour more.
• stir cornmeal into the chili, 1 tablespoon at a time, simmering for a minute to check consistency before adding the next.