I’m making my version of beer chili this evening.  While I will not be live blogging the experience, I’ll provide a picture once I’ve complete the mini masterpiece.

For those interested, here is my recipe  for Beer Chili.  You’ll need:

• 2 cans (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 1 can (8 oz) diced tomato w/ garlic
• Diced onions (an amount of your liking)
• 1 can of pinto beans
• Corn (an amount of your liking)
• Macaroni 
• 2 tblsp of chili pepper
• 1 tsp of cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp of celery seeds
• 1 tsp of oregno
• 1 bottle of beer (I’ll be using Hoegaarden)
• 2 lbs of ground sirloin 
• Salt (as needed)

And for the cooking…

1. Cook up the beef and the macaroni (obviously not together)
2. Simmer the tomato sauce, onions, corn and beer for about 5 mins
3. At the 5 mins mark add the chili pepper, celery seeds ans simmer for another 5 mins
4. At the 10 min mark add the sirloin, macaroni and cayenne pepper (be careful as the pepper has a kick!)
5. At 15 min mark taste, salt if needed and let simmer for another 5 mins

As noted before, I’ll post a picture once the meal is done.  

UPDATE: And here is the picture…

This was a great meal that will have plenty of leftovers for the week.  Depending on how much of a kick you care for, you can adjust the Chili powder…  Done correctly, however, it will provide a kick but not leave you feelings as if there is too much “pop” to it.

Enjoy!

From the you get what’s coming to you file:

A stubborn few decided to defy orders to leave. Emory Sallie, 44, of Galveston, said he had braved storms in the past and didn’t think Ike would be any different. He didn’t believe the dire warnings – he was more worried about the wind, not the flooding. “If the island is going to disappear it has to be a tsunami,” he said, as he walked along the block where his home is located, drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. “If it ain’t your time you ain’t going anywhere.”

I mean… come on now.