Chuchi's Chili *****

Name: Chuchi's Chili *****
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Cuisine: American, TexMex
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef (80/20); 1 lb Italian bulk sausage, spicy or mild; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 large yellow onion chopped; 1 green bell pepper chopped; 1 red bell pepper chopped; 2 jalapeno peppers chopped; 3 celery stalks chopped; 1 can of black beans with liquid (15 oz); 1 can chick peas drained (garbanzo 15 oz); 1 can dark red kidney beans drained (15 oz); 1 can diced tomatoes with liquid(28 oz), or fire roasted tomatoes; 1 can tomato paste (6 oz); 1 can whole kernel corn drained (15 oz), optional; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 4 cloves garlic minced; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp paprika, or smoked paprika; 1/4 cup chili powder; 4 large bay leaves; 1 cup of Beef broth or chicken broth, or dark beer

6 steps

Prep:45minCook:3h

Updated at: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:32:39 GMT

Ingredients

12 servings

2 lbsground beef

80/20

1 lbItalian bulk sausage

3 Tbspolive oil

can, drained, garbanzo

1can dark red kidney beans

drained

1 candiced tomatoes with liquid

or fire roasted tomatoes

1 x 6 ozcan tomato paste

1 canwhole kernel corn

drained, optional

2 Tbspsoy sauce

4cloves garlic

minced

1 Tbspdried oregano

2 tspground cumin

1 tspdried basil

1 tspsalt

1 tspground black pepper

2 tspcayenne pepper

1 tsppaprika

or smoked paprika

¼ cupchili powder

4bay leaves

large

1 cupBeef broth

or chicken broth, or dark beer

Instructions

Step 1

Prep the dry ingredients in a bowl. Oregano, cumin, basil, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, bay leaves. Mix together.

Step 2

In a large pot heat olive oil on high. Throw in the ground beef and Italian sausage and toss until evenly browned.

Step 3

Lower heat to medium and add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, veggies and all the beans to the pot.

Step 4

While stirring, sprinkle in the dry ingredients, the bay leaves and the soy sauce.

Step 5

Simmer for at least 2 hours stirring occasionally. If mixture looks a little dry, add 1/2 - 1 cup of broth (beef or chicken). You can also use your favorite dark beer. As the Chili simmers, the ingredients will release moisture so DO NOT add too much or it will become a soup. NOTE: Beer should not be added near the end of the cooking because the alcohol needs time to evaporate

Step 6

Optional: Add whole kernel corn to the pot about 30 minutes before serving.