Chilly? Try My Chili...

I'm always experimenting with my homemade chili recipe and here is my latest version.  (I actually wrote down the ingredients this time, since I never remember from one time to the next what I've added!)  Give it a try and let me know what you think!

HOME MADE CHILI

"Sweat" these four  ingredients in a little EVOO and then REMOVE from the pan:
1 med-large onion-diced
3-4 cloves garlic-minced
4 stalks celery with leafy tops-finely diced
Your choice:  green-orange-yellow sweet peppers-diced

Then, in the same pot, brown and drain:
1 1/2 lbs ground beef

Stir in:
2 tsp Cumin
2 tsp  Chili Powder
 (I add these spices to the browned beef to "bloom" the flavor of the spices)

Return veggies to pan with beef and add:
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 28 oz can diced or whole tomatoes
2 16 oz. cans mild chili beans-undrained
1 8 oz can tomato sauce

Then add (to taste):
More Cumin
More Chili Powder
Salt
Pepper
Brown Sugar
White Sugar

Add water as needed

Stir and simmer...And stir and simmer...and ENJOY!!!