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Chili Con Carne
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Chili Con Carne

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Lbs Ground Beef
  • 3 Tbsp Bacon Fat or Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Onion Diced
  • 1 Green Pepper Diced
  • 1-2 Celery Sticks Diced
  • 3 Cloves Garlic Crushed & Chopped
  • 28 oz Canned Tomatoes
  • 2 Beers One for the recipe one to drink
  • 2 cups Beef Stock
  • 2 14 oz liq Kidney beans With Liquid
  • 1 Green Chili Cut in half

Spices

  • 1/4 cup Chili Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Paprika
  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Celery Seed

Garnish Options

  • Cilantro Chopped
  • Sour Cream
  • Cheese Cloby, Jack, or plain Cheddar
  • Crusty Bread The Crustier the better

Instructions

  •       Start by cooking the meat and setting aside. By doing this we start to build some flavour in the bottom of the pot that everything else will soak up.
  •       Don't be afraid of heat here, we want to get our pan hot then add 1 Tbsp of Fat or Oil, let that heat up then add our Beef. By doing this we will get better browning therefore more flavour.
    If your Beef starts to stick to the bottom of the pan don't panic, splash a little Red Wine, Bourbon or Beer in the pan and scrape the bottom bits off. The Acid in the Alcohol will will help pull up all the  brown bits before they burn.
  •       Remove the Beef from the pan and add the remaining Fat or Oil, let it heat up again then add the Onion.
  •       Allow the Onion to get slightly translucent then add the Pepper,Celery and garlic. Cook until the celery and Pepper start to look shiny all over. If the Vegetables start to stick to the pot do the same thing as before. Splash a little Beer or other Alcohol in the pan and stir.
  •       Now we can add the Tomatoes, Beer, Beef Stock, Green Chili and Spices into our pot.
  •       Stir everything together and let all those ingredients hang out and get happy together for about 5-10 minutes. 
  •       Add the Kidney Beans and their liquid along with the Meat and simmer  on low covered for about 30-45 minutes.

Notes

      This Recipe is also good in the Crockpot. Simply cook the meat on the stove top as before, throw the Vegetables into the meat and cook for about 5 more minutes. Then put everything into your Crockpot in the morning, and set on low. Buy some beautiful Crusty Bread on the way home from work and enjoy.