Chili Con Carne

Chili Con Carne is a gluten free main course. For $4.24 per serving, this recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 879 calories, 73g of protein, and 53g of fat each. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of American food. A mixture of bacon, cornstarch, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. 942 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 25 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 97%. 5th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #5 – Chili Con Carne y Frijoles, 6th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #2 – Chili Con Carne + Weekly Menu, and Ranchers Texas Chili (Chili con Carne) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 135 minutes

 

Ingredients:

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Make chili paste: In a small bowl mix the chili powder, chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, oregano, thyme, and ground coriander seeds. Mix in water so that chili forms a light paste. Set aside.2 Cook bacon: Cook the bacon in a large skillet on medium high heat until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel. Pour bacon fat from the pan into a separate container, reserve. When the bacon cools, crumble it into smaller pieces and set aside.3 Brown beef chunks in bacon fat:Increase heat to medium high, add back in 1 Tablespoon of bacon fat. Working in batches so that you don't crowd the beef (crowding will steam cook the meat instead of browning it), brown the beef cubes on all sides, lightly salting as you cook the beef. Remove beef from pan, set aside. 4 Cook onions:Add another Tablespoon of bacon fat to the pan. Add the chopped onions and saut until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and jalapeo, cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the chili paste and cook for 2-3 more minutes. 5 Put beef and onions in big pot, add tomatoes, water, lime juice, sugar:Into a 6-quart thick-bottomed Dutch oven, put onion chili mixture, beef, bacon, tomatoes (break up the whole tomatoes with your fingers as you put them in the pot), water, lime juice and sugar. Heat the chili on medium high heat until it comes to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Then uncover and cook for another half hour, keeping the temperature at a place where you can maintain a simmer. 6 Thicken with cornstarch:Mix the cornstarch powder into a little water to dissolve the corn starch (otherwise you'll have lumps to deal with) and add to the chili to thicken it.7 Add kidney beans: Gently mix in the kidney beans. Add salt to taste. Adjust seasonings. Depending on the acidity of the tomatoes and lime juice you may need a little more sugar to bring the stew to balance. At this point you can also add a little more chili powder if you desire more heat.8 Add toppings to serve: Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese and chopped red onion. Serve with cornbread, tortilla chips, and or rice.

 

Step by step:

1. 1 Make chili paste: In a small bowl mix the chili powder, chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, oregano, thyme, and ground coriander seeds.

2. Mix in water so that chili forms a light paste. Set aside.2 Cook bacon: Cook the bacon in a large skillet on medium high heat until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove from pan and set aside on a paper towel.

3. Pour bacon fat from the pan into a separate container, reserve. When the bacon cools, crumble it into smaller pieces and set aside.3 Brown beef chunks in bacon fat:Increase heat to medium high, add back in 1 Tablespoon of bacon fat. Working in batches so that you don't crowd the beef (crowding will steam cook the meat instead of browning it), brown the beef cubes on all sides, lightly salting as you cook the beef.

Heat the chili on medium high heat until it comes to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Then uncover and cook for another half hour, keeping the temperature at a place where you can maintain a simmer. 6 Thicken with cornstarch

1. Mix the cornstarch powder into a little water to dissolve the corn starch (otherwise you'll have lumps to deal with) and add to the chili to thicken it.7

2. Add kidney beans: Gently mix in the kidney beans.

3. Add salt to taste. Adjust seasonings. Depending on the acidity of the tomatoes and lime juice you may need a little more sugar to bring the stew to balance. At this point you can also add a little more chili powder if you desire more heat.8

4. Add toppings to serve: Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese and chopped red onion.

5. Serve with cornbread, tortilla chips, and or rice.

Remove beef from pan, set aside. 4 Cook onions

1. Add another Tablespoon of bacon fat to the pan.

2. Add the chopped onions and saut until soft, about 5 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and jalapeo, cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.

4. Add the chili paste and cook for 2-3 more minutes. 5 Put beef and onions in big pot, add tomatoes, water, lime juice, sugar:Into a 6-quart thick-bottomed Dutch oven, put onion chili mixture, beef, bacon, tomatoes (break up the whole tomatoes with your fingers as you put them in the pot), water, lime juice and sugar.

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