South Kingstown Reader's Big Game Snack Recipe: Homemade Beef Chili

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — If you plan it right, the snacks at your football watch party on Feb. 11 will be as much discussed as the key plays. When we asked South Kingstown readers to submit their MVP-worthy recipes, James Mason submitted this recipe:

Homemade Beef Chili

• 2 pounds of lean ground beef
• 1 onion diced
• 1 jalapeño seeded and finely diced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 ½ tablespoons chili powder divided (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
• 14 ½ ounces of crushed tomatoes canned
• 19 ounces of kidney beans canned, drained & rinsed
• 14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 ½ cups beef broth
• 1 cup beer
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar optional
• salt and pepper to taste

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