Chili Con Carne Recipe
Chili con carne is a very easy and delicious meal you can make at home for your family to enjoy. Chili con carne literally means chili with meat and it is basically a spicy stew made from meat, chili peppers, garlic and onion. You can also add in tomatoes, kidney beans or other ingredients too.
The basic ingredients for for chili con carne recipes are ground meat such as beef or turkey, tomatoes, cooking liquid and spices of course. If you want your chili meal to be less thick, you can always add in a little more beef broth, vegetable broth or chicken broth. Just make sure you add them in small increments as you don't want it to become too thin.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 3 cans (1 lb 4 oz) kidney beans
- 2 cans (1 lb 13 oz) tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
- 5 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 2 large cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon crumbled oregano
- 1/3 cup salad oil
- chili powder
- tabasco sauce
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Instructions:
1. Preheat a large pot and add in the oil. Add in the onions and saute them until wilted, be sure not to brown them.
2. Add in the ground beef, paprika, garlic, oregano, salt, Tabasco sauce and chili powder.
3. Continue stir frying to break up the meat so that it loses its red color.
4. Add in the tomatoes and tomato paste. Combine and mix well.
5. Cover and let it simmer for 45 minutes.
6. Add in the kidney beans and continue stirring. Let it simmer for another 1 minute.