Mexican Casserole & Ed's Chili

I have come into possession of two of my father-in-law's recipes.

One ( possibly written in the mid-80's) is for Mexican Casserole.

The other is for Chili.

I've had to do some research on the chili...
being that some things were missing from the written recipe...

...and seeing that Papa Wolf has been living at the big kitchen table with the angels for awhile...

I can't ask him... but I'll get as close as I can...and hope for the best.

Enjoy!!!
B.D.


Mexican Casserole

1 lb. Ground Beef
1 med. Onion, chopped
2 small cans Chili Con Carne
1 small carton Sour Cream
6 slices of American Cheese
1 med. bag of Dorito Chips

Pre-heat oven to 400

Brown ground beef & onion, drain.
Mix in con carne to heat, mix well.

Spread mixture into casserole dish.
Spread sour cream on top.
Lay cheese slices on top of sour cream.

Crush Doritos & sprinkle on top.

Bake @ 400 for 15 mins.

Make a sauce using Chili sauce and hot sauce or Catsup and Tabasco for topping each individual serving.




B.D's Note: There are two versions of this recipe.

#1
Ed's Chili

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
Large can Tomato Juice
Large can Whole skinned Tomatoes, chopped
1/12 Tsp. Garlic
1 Tsp. Oregano
1 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp. black pepper
1/4 bay leaf
1/4 cup Chili powder
3 oz. Catsup
1 Tsp. Cumin powder
1/4 can chopped green chiles
Kidney beans


#2
Ed's Chili

2 lbs. ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
Large can Tomato Juice
Large can Whole skinned Tomatoes, chopped
3 Tsp. Garlic
2 Tsp. Oregano
2 Tsp. salt
1 1/2 Tsp. black pepper
1/4 bay leaf
1/2 cup Chili powder
5 oz. Catsup
1 1/2 Tsp. Cumin powder
1/2 can chopped green chiles
Kidney beans



Ok...Now comes the fun part, it said "see instructions for procedure"
Guess what?....Can't find them...



So what I'll do is approach it like this.

Iron Chef style...

here's your challenge...here are your ingredients...Begin...



This is what I'd do.

First drain and chop whole tomatoes. Peel and chop onions.
To a large stock pot; pour tomato juice and add chopped tomatoes, catsup, kidney beans, salt.


Bring to a simmer.

Brown ground beef and drain slightly.
Add chili powder, cumin, black pepper mixing well: let simmer 10 mins.

Add to pot.

Saute onions, chopped green chiles and garlic.
Add to pot. Add bay leaf.

Simmer for 2 hrs. stirring every so often, remove bay leaf and add Oregano last 15 mins. before serving.


That's what I'd do...