For the Biscuits:
3 cups flour
½ cup cornmeal
1 tsp. salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons margarine
1 cup milk
Preheat Oven 375 degrees:
Combine all of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the softened margarine and crumble with your fingers.
Make a well in the middle and add the milk and work into dough. Form into a ball.
Flour a clean surface and roll out the dough to approximately ½ inch thick and cut into circles.
Place biscuits in a cupcake tin to bake.
Bake approximately 15 -20 minutes or until lightly golden.
For the Chili:
2 ½ lbs. ground beef
19 oz. can of red kidney beans - drained but not rinsed
29 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 onion - diced
3 carrots - diced
½ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
Seasonings:
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
Cook the ground beef in a skillet. When the beef is cooked drain the fat and set aside for later.
Heat a sauce pan with the olive oil and add the onion and carrots. Cook until the onion is soft.
Add the crushed tomatoes, cooked ground beef and the beans. Add the chicken broth and the seasonings.
Cook slightly covered on a gentle heat, for at least one hour or longer.
Adjust the seasonings to your taste.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
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Anonymous says
Chili and biscuits sounds like a good combination, in fact I wish I had some right now, looks really good. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
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Lenia says
Merry Christmas,dear!All the best to you and your family!
Kisses from Greece!