Beanless Chili

Beanless Chili

Ingredients:
3 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
5 pounds free-range, organic, grass fed ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, finely chopped
5 celery stalks, chopped
5 carrots, chopped
4 cups button mushrooms, chopped
3 bay leaves
3 thyme sprigs
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:
In a large skillet, cook the ground beef. Add butter if needed.
Sauté the garlic in olive oil in a very large saucepan over a medium heat. Cook
for approximately 2 minutes, or until the garlic is aromatic.
Add the onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms, stir well and cook for another
5-10 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Season with freshly ground black
pepper to taste.
Add canned tomatoes, followed by cooked ground beef. Stir well.
Drop in the bay leaves, thyme and parsley.
Season to taste with pepper, reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for
about 4 hours, or until thick, stirring intermittently.
Serve immediately.
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subtly sweet and salty taste.