Ground Beef Chili
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 2.5 hr
- Tags: #chili
Perfect for a cool fall day or Sunday football. This chili recipe balances the right amount of heat and seasoning for a dish you will keep going back for more.
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 275°F.
- In a medium bowl, use your hands to mix ground beef, 2 tablespoons of water, salt, and baking soda until combined. Let stand for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- Place a Dutch oven or large-heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add torn dried ancho chiles and toast, stirring frequently to prevent burning, until fragrant (about 5 minutes).
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Add toasted ancho chiles pieces, crushed tortilla chips, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, ground coriander, dried oregano, dried thyme, and ground black pepper to a food processor and process for 2 minutes until finely ground.
- Transfer spice mix to a bowl.
- Add whole peeled tomatoes and associated liquid to the food processor and process for about 30 seconds until smooth.
- Return pot to the stove over medium-high heat and heat the vegetable oil.
- Add chopped yellow onion and cook, stirring occasionally for 4 to 6 minutes until softened.
- Add minced garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add ground beef using a wooden spoon to break meat up into ¼-inch pieces. Cook 12 to 14 minutes until beef is browned.
- Add spice mixture and minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce and cook an additional 2 minutes stirring frequently.
- Add 2 cups of water, pinto beans and associated liquid, white sugar, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to mix in browned bits.
- Cover and transfer to the oven. Cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from oven and let stand, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add apple cider vinegar and any additional salt and ground black pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
- Serve with lime wedges, chopped cilantro, chopped red onion, diced avocado, a dollop of sour cream, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, and tortilla chips.
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