Firehouse Chili - 2017 Award Winner

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3 pounds ground beef
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon white or cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons steak sauce (or soy sauce)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 ½ cups diced tomatoes
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 ½ cups tomato paste
• 1-2 cups V-8 juice
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• Hot sauce to taste.
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced (this used red and yellow jarred roasted peppers)
• 1 white onion, diced
• 2 shallots, diced ( this used an additional onion instead)
• 3 cloves garlic, finely diced