Celebrity leftovers.

This didn't make it into "Celebrity Week". AND THEN, it didn't make it into "Beer Week".

"Jimmy Fallon's Chili" (6 quart pot)

~2 tablespoons olive oil
~3 1/2 pounds ground chuck beef, ground for chili
~sea salt
~pepper
~1 large white onion, chopped
~3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
~1/2 habanero chile, seeded and very finely chopped (I used an entire pepper because I'm a "daredevil")
~1/4 c chile powder
~1 T dried oregano
~1 1/2 t ground cumin
~1/4 t cayenne pepper
2 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped with their juices (I actually used 1 can and the innards I had frozen from this week's "Stuffed Tomatoes". I TOLD you there's be a use for them!)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 (12-ounce) bottle amber beer (I used Fordham's Copperhead.)
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed

In a large skillet, brown beef in 1 T olive oil. (It's ALOT of beef, so you might have to do it in batches.) Season with salt and pepper. Drain.
In another skillet, saute onion, garlic, habanero in 1 T olive oil until translucent.
Add beef, onion mixture, chile powder, oregano, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Stir.
Add tomatoes, cilantro, and beer and kidney beans. Stir.
Cover and cook on high for 5 hours. (The last 2 steps vary slightly from what Jimmy Fallon does. I accidentally added the kidney beans early. Curious? Google it.)

8 servings.

Delicious. My other half said that this might be his favorite chili EVER. It made a TON. Between yesterday's deliciousness and today's, we're in for one amazing leftover weekend.