Ken's Chili

Ken’s Chili

1	big pot, keep the cover in the cupboard (nobody puts Baby in the corner, and nobody puts covers on chili pots)
1	hot grill, charcoal preferred, gas if you must
2.5-3 pounds	ground cow, made into ginormous patties
2 cans	Miller High Life (one for the chili, one for the chef)
1	medium yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves	garlic, minced
1 can	tomato sauce
1/4 cup, divided	ground red chile (pref. chipotle, not chili powder, which has extraneous ingredients that dilute the magic of ground chile)
1 ½ tbl	ground cumin
1 ½ tbl	Mexican oregano
2 tsp, divided	sea salt
1 tsp	Spanish paprika
1 can	pinto beans, drained
1 can	great northern (white) beans, drained

rub some of the ground chile and some of the sea salt onto both sides of the ginormous cow patties
grill cow patties over hot coals (or gas, if you must) for 4 minutes each side, enough to sear, but not enough to cook through
remove cow patties from grill and toss into big pot; break patties into small bits
pour can of Miller High Life into pot
pour other can of Miller High Life into chef
add the rest of the items in order (except the beans) and bring to a boil
reduce to simmer and let it go for anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes (the longer the better), stirring frequently (i.e., whenever you remember to get up and stir it)
toss in beans and simmer for another 30-45 minutes
love it