Hormel Beanless Chili Copycat

Hormel Beanless Chili Copycat

Ingredients:
beef, grass-fed, ground, raw
bacon, meatless
water, bottled, generic
cornstarch
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
tomato sauce, canned, no salt added
spices, chili powder
spices, paprika
onions, raw
spices, cumin seed
spices, garlic powder
spices, pepper, black
salt, table
corn, sweet, white, raw

Directions:
Brown the meat with bacon grease in 4-qt dutch oven.
When browned, pour off excess grease except for 2 Tablespoons.
In a 2-qt mixing bowl, add water.
Whisk in cornstarch until fully blended.
Whisk in flour until fully blended.
Whisk in tomato sauce until fully blended.
Stir into the water mixture chili powder, paprika, dried onion, cumin, garlic powder, pepper and salt.
Mix well.
Add water mixture to meat in dutch oven.
Stir in the crushed fritos corn chips.
Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
Simmer 45-minutes.
Stir well and scrape bottom of pot every 5-minutes to prevent burning.
Serve as is or blend slightly with hand blender for a smoother chili.
Serve over hot dogs, hamburgers, polenta, etc.