real deal red chili

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

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Jess Grearson

Falmouth, ME

Updated on Jan 4, 2012

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.

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Shown with cilantro-lime sour cream. I also pureed this batch for someone who had had their wisdom teeth out, so it's not quite the usual look -- will add another photo later!

prep time 5 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method ---

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 cup penzey's chili powder, or your favorite brand
1 tablespoon cumin powder
2 pounds good quality ground beef
2 cups diced onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups your favorite salsa
1 - beef boullion cube
2 cups good quality chicken broth
1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
1 can 15 oz. kidney beans
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce, or to taste

How To Make real deal red chili

Step 1

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

Step 2

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).
Step 3

Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes uncovered or until reaching desired consistency.
Step 4

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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