This was the best chili we ever made. Nothing beats cooking over an open wood flame! We love cast iron cooking. Got to dig out our late 1800s Cast Iron Cauldron, always enjoy cooking with it!
1LB ground beef 1LB sausage filling Half large white onion diced 1 small red onion diced 1 each green, red pepper & jalapeno diced (optional) 3-4 stalks celery diced 4-6 mushrooms sliced depending on size 2TBSP each cumin, chili powder and garlic 1/2TSP cayenne (optional) salt pepper 2cans diced tomatoes with herbs & spices 2cans tomato soup 1 can of tomato paste 3cups beef broth 1 can kidney beans (drained & rinsed) oil for cooking
Now sure who loved this more, me, the kids or Lucky hehehe!! Get your fire going. You want some nice hot coals. Set up your cast iron pot over the fire. I used 1TBSP of vegetable oil when the pan got hot.Add in both your meats, and start stirring well, til meats are well mixed together. Lucky keeping an eye on that meat, making sure it’s getting cooked lol.
Once meat is almost all cooked add in all your veggies, minus the beans. Add salt pepper. Give that a good stir and let that cook away. Once veggies are soft and tender add in all your canned stuff, beef broth along with rest of spices. Stir well.
Cook down for atleast 20 minutes or until you get that thickness you want. Weather was nice, we enjoyed some Mojitos Oceanside!
Catched up with an old friend for dinner!! Chili, Apple Crisp and Reconnecting was good. Bonfires are always fun!! Great thing to make on your next camping trip. Vegetables can all be prepped in advance! We like to have it with some sour cream, cheese and normally few pieces of avocado on top with tostito chips and a dinner roll on the side. Lucky loves chili haha. Let us know what you think of the chili
