Hearty Beef Chili

Name: Hearty Beef Chili
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 355 milliliters beef-flavored broth (from 32-oz carton); 1 kilograms beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes; 425 grams can black beans, drained, rinsed; 794 grams can Muir organic diced tomatoes, undrained; 128 grams can Old El chopped green chiles; 5 teaspoons chili powder; 3 Tbsps cornmeal; 2 dried bay leaves; 2 Tbsps Gold Wondra® quick-mixing flour; 7 servings Chopped fresh cilantro; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 237 milliliters medium green bell pepper, chopped; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 7 servings Shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 2 Tbsps oil; 237 milliliters large onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves; 2 teaspoons salt; 7 servings Sour cream; 7 servings Tortilla chips

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Hearty Beef Chili Head to the store and pick up cream, tortilla chips, cornmeal, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sour cream you could follow this main course with the Sour Cream Apple Pie as a dessert. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place half of the beef and 1 tablespoon of the flour; seal bag and shake to coat. Repeat with remaining beef and flour. In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil until brown on all sides; drain, if desired.

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All Purpose Flour

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Beef

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Dutch Oven

Stir in remaining chili ingredients except cornmeal, beans and chiles.

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Cornmeal

Chili Pepper

Beans

Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 3 hours or until meat is tender.

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Meat

Stir in cornmeal; cook and stir about 1 minute to thicken.

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Cornmeal

Add beans and chiles; cook until thoroughly heated.

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Chili Pepper

Beans

Remove bay leaves.

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Bay Leaves

Serve chili with garnishes.

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Chili Pepper

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Ziploc Bags

Dutch Oven

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz are great choices for Chili. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. The Totus Tuus Cava with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.