Grandma's Chili

To reduce the fat, drain the meat after browning. This is a simple chili recipe to add to or change. I continually add new things, i.e. a small can of diced green chilis, or change the type of beans, or even sometimes add a teaspoon of ground cumin (again from The Spice House, because I love the rich deep flavor it adds). I often saw grandma throw in a half stalk of diced celery. It wasn't part of her original recipe, but I do it as well. You can turn up the heat by changing the chili powder to hotter chili powder, or add more crushed red pepper, or even cayenne pepper.