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Chili con Carne

Name: Chili con Carne
Total time: 2 h 2 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 500 g ground beef; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 can chopped tomatoes, 400 g; 240 ml beef stock; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can kidney beans, 400 g, drained and rinsed; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 200 g long-grain rice, cooked, to serve; 4 tbsp sour cream; 60 g Cheddar, grated

Beef, kidney beans and tomatoes simmered with smoked paprika, cumin and a little brown sugar until thick and deeply savory. Serve it over rice with sour cream and grated cheese.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on30 min
Total2 h 2 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2 tbspolive oil
1onion, finely chopped
1 stalkcelery, finely chopped
1green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, minced
500 gground beef
1 tspdried oregano
2 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspcayenne pepper
1 tspground cumin
1 tspbrown sugar
1 canchopped tomatoes, 400 g
240 mlbeef stock
1 tbsptomato paste
1 cankidney beans, 400 g, drained and rinsed
to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve

200 glong-grain rice, cooked, to serveoptional
4 tbspsour creamoptional
60 gCheddar, gratedoptional

Contains

Dairy
Celery
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Rice
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Carrot
Oregano
Black and white pepper
Cumin
Paprika
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Gelatin
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop
Dutch oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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