Chili
Learn how to make The Best Chili. Once you knw how to make homemade chili, you will never want to get it from anywhere else.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 5 strips bacon
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 red pepper diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¾ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cup beef broth
- 15 oz dark red kidney beans lightly rinsed and drained
- 15 oz black beans lightly rinsed and drained
- 14.5 oz diced fire roasted tomatoes undrained
- 7 oz fire roasted green chilis
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp worcetershire sauce
Instructions
- Place chopped (uncooked) bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until crisp and cooked through. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
- Add onion and pepper to the bacon grease and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes.Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Add beef, breaking apart with a spatula as you cook. Once meat is partially browned, add brown sugar and all spices (chili powders, paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper, salt, pepper) and stir well.
- Add all remaining ingredients -- beef broth, beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, green chilis, and Worcestershire sauce -- and your cooked bacon and stir well.
- Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 30 minutes to allow flavor to really develop. Serve with preferred toppings
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