Real Deal Red Chili

Name: Real Deal Red Chili
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/4 c penzey's chili powder, or your favorite brand; 1 Tbsp cumin powder; 2 lb good quality ground beef; 2 c diced onion; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 2 c your favorite salsa; 1 beef boullion cube; 2 c good quality chicken broth; 1 can(s) 8 oz tomato sauce; 1 can(s) 15 oz. kidney beans; 2 tsp sea salt; 1 Tbsp sriracha hot sauce, or to taste

By Jess Grearson
@mykitchentable

This is the simplest and best chili recipe I have come up with -- I simmered down several recipes into this best-tasting and most approachable version.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

2 Hr

Ingredients

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1/4 c

penzey's chili powder, or your favorite brand
1 Tbsp

cumin powder
2 lb

good quality ground beef
2 c

diced onion
1 Tbsp

minced garlic
2 c

your favorite salsa
1

beef boullion cube
2 c

good quality chicken broth
1 can(s)

8 oz tomato sauce
1 can(s)

15 oz. kidney beans
2 tsp

sea salt
1 Tbsp

sriracha hot sauce, or to taste

How to Make Real Deal Red Chili

Step-by-Step

In a large Dutch oven, brown ground beef with chili powder and cumin. Add onion and garlic and saute for a few minutes, until onion is translucent. Add salsa and bouillon, and one cup of broth and bring to a boil. Simmer 20 minutes
Add remaining broth, tomato sauce,and beans and simmer, covered, for one hour (at this point you may put contents in a slow cooker and simmer for a long time).
Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes uncovered or until reaching desired consistency.
Add Sriracha hot sauce to taste, or allow people to season their own bowls. I often serve this with cilantro sour cream, or my Sriracha lime cream (leaving out the hot sauce in the chili). I also add frozen corn sometimes, and minced fresh cilantro. Easy and delicious. Feeds a lot of folks, too. I get lower fat good quality beef and it makes a difference.

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