Kiersten's Famous Hearty Chili

Kiersten's Famous Hearty Chili

What You Will Need:

1 Large Chopped White Onion

2 Chopped Red Peppers

2-3 Seeded, Chopped Jalapeños

4-5 Minced Garlic Cloves

2 cans red kidney beans, drained
2 cans black beans, drained
3 cans tomato sauce
2 small cans tomato paste

3 Large Tomatos, Blanched, Skinned and Diced

3 Pounds Grass Fed Ground Chuck

Chili Powder

Garlic Powder

Cumin

Salt

Pepper

Chipotle Pepper Powder

Combine kidney and black beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste and blanched and chopped tomatoes into a dutch oven. Start to simmer.

Sauté chopped white onion, red peppers, jalapenos and minced garlic. Once veggies are tender, add into chili mix.

Season chili mix to start with 3-4 tbs chili powder, 2 tbs cumin, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder.

Cook ground chuck in a separate frying pan and once cooked thoroughly, season with cumin, salt, chili powder, garlic powder and sea salt to taste. Start light on the cumin, garlic powder and salt, heavy on the chili powder. Taste and season to your liking. Once your meat resembles the flavoring of taco meat, add into chili.

I always season the meat before adding into the chili because it intensifies the flavor.

Once you add the meat in, taste the chili. I always add much more chili powder and cumin. I also like to add more chipotle chili powder because we like our chili spicy.

Simmer for at least an hour. If your chili is too think for your liking, add water and simmer. All seasonings are to taste. If you add a cup or so of water, you may need to season more.
Enjoy!