OC Fire station #9 chili recipe - video

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[MDot]

What a coincidence, I'm making chili today.

[RadicalModerate]

I'm fairly sure that the particular chili recipe, above, originated in the cafeteria at University Hill Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado, during the decades preceeding my attendence there (c. 1961-1963/4).

I may not be a Food "Connoseur" (or snob =) but I am a Hobby Cook.
Here are Three Kwik-N-E-Z (+ Cheap) suggestions to "Emerilize" The Basic Recipe:
Chili Grind or Diced Round Steak at the start.
Hatch chopped green chiles about 30 minutes prior to serving.
1 small can Chipotles en adobo (to start) (seeded and membraned).

(I'm not even going to get into The Beans/No Beans controversy except to say that canned Ranch Style Beans cooked for hours and hours aren't even beans anymore so the point is moot.)