So it was that I phoned my Cousin Booger for his chili recipe, one of a myriad of downhome country dishes that Booger can dish up with the best of them. Booger will tell you that there's no trick to making good chili. His recipe isn't original, few if any are. Booger clipped it and saved it and over the years has added a few touches of his own. Get a couple of pounds of lean ground meat.
Some people prefer chili meat, but it's a bit coarser ground and tends to be a little too chewy.
You'll need 1 large onion and 2 garlic gloves, all finely chopped . . . 1 teaspoon of ground cumin . . . 3 teaspoons of chili powder, more if you think it's needed . . . Hot peppersauce, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper . . . 2 cups of hot water.