Award Winning Chili

1h 30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop up red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and onions.
  2. 2Heat a big pot until hot.
  3. 3Brown the ground beef in the hot pot, making sure to chop it up.
  4. 4Drain the fat from the cooked ground beef using a paper towel.
  5. 5Add the chopped peppers and onions to the cooked ground beef and mix well.
  6. 6Allow the vegetables to cook for 4 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
  7. 7Scoot everything to the side and add tomato paste, cooking it briefly before mixing it in to remove bitterness.
  8. 8Move everything to the side again and add cocoa powder and cinnamon, toasting them briefly to bloom their flavors.
  9. 9Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, a heavy dose of chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and a little cayenne, then mix everything together.
  10. 10Add a little bit of logger and mix, allowing the alcohol to cook out.
  11. 11Add diced red gold tomatoes and pureed or crushed tomatoes, then Kettle and Fire beef bone broth and mix.
  12. 12Cut the heat down to medium-medium low, put the lid on, and let it cook for about an hour.
  13. 13After about an hour, add black beans, dark red kidney beans, and Bush's chili beans, then mix well.
  14. 14Allow the chili to cook for another 30 minutes with the beans incorporated.
  15. 15Serve the chili with desired toppings such as rice, cornbread, baked potatoes, cheese, tortillas, sour cream, jalapenos, oyster chips, red onion, cilantro, and Fritos.

Ingredients

  • red bell pepper
  • green bell pepper
  • onions
  • ground beef
  • tomato paste
  • cocoa powder
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • chili powder
  • cumin
  • smoked paprika
  • cayenne
  • logger
  • diced red gold tomatoes
  • pureeed tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
  • Kettle and Fire beef bone broth
  • black beans
  • dark red kidney beans
  • Bush's chili beans
  • red onion
  • rice
  • cornbread
  • baked potatoes
  • cheese
  • tortillas
  • sour cream
  • jalapenos
  • oyster chips
  • cilantro
  • Fritos

Equipment

potpaper towel

Tips

  • Use the biggest pot you have for a big family.
  • Toast spices like cocoa powder and cinnamon on the side to bloom their flavor and make it more intense.
  • Use beef bone broth for enhanced flavor.
  • Cook chili on medium-medium low heat with a lid for about an hour after adding broth and tomatoes.
  • Allow chili to cook for another 30 minutes after adding beans for all flavors to incorporate.