The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.

It can be tough to stand out amongst other chili recipes, but using round steak instead of ground beef is a good way to do it.

1 pound beef round steak, cubed
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium stalks celery, diced
1 can (30 ounce size) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 can (15 ounce size) tomato sauce
3 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 can (15 ounce size) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
Combine the beef, onion, celery, tomatoes, bell pepper, tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and cinnamon in the crock pot. Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 3-4 hours or until the beef is almost tender.
Stir the beans into the chili and turn the heat to high. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the beans are heated through.
Serve hot, garnished as desired.
The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.
Beer makes batters better, meat more tender, and sauces more flavorful.
In a cooking rut? Try one of these taste-tested, family-approved recipes using ground beef.


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reviews & comments
January 10, 2010
We used about 1 1/2 pounds of round steak, instead of 1 lb. as the recipe stated. We added 2 hersheys kisses to this chili and it was excellent.