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winter chili

Red Meat Chili

Alden Elizabeth
Thick and meaty Midwest style chili made made with beef, venison, elk, or whatever you've got in the freezer.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American, midwest
Servings 8 servings
Calories 258 kcal

Equipment

  • large stock pot or dutch oven
  • wooden spatula or spoon
  • measuring spoons
  • kitchen knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs ground meat beef, elk, moose, venison - whatever meat you’ve got in your freezer
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped
  • 1 additional tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
  • 2 16 oz cans low sodium kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons your favorite steak sauce
  • 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup water

Seasoning Mix

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper + more to taste
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt + more to taste
  • Optional for those who like a spicier chili - 1-1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large stock pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil until a piece of the diced onion sizzles when dropped into the olive oil.
  • Add the onion and cook for approximately 2 minutes, then add the garlic and cook until the onions are translucent, stirring frequently to ensure garlic doesn’t burn.
  • Add your choice of ground meat and brown on all sides. The meat does not need to be cooked all the way through as it will continue to cook through the process.
  • Add seasoning mix to the meat and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, stirring until seasoning has evenly coated the meat mixture.
  • Add chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, steak sauce, kidney beans, and crushed tomatoes and bring mixture to a simmer.
  • If your chili is too thick, slowly add water until the desired consistency is achieved.
  • Taste your chili and add any additional salt or pepper.
  • Simmer chili on low heat for 30-45 minutes

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 21gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 883mgPotassium: 850mgFiber: 9gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 634IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 5mg
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