Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 6 medium-sized garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 green bell peppers, halves, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and cut into 1/2-inch squares
- 2 medium-sized yellow onions, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons medium-hot pure chile powder
- 2 teaspoons red (cayenne) pepper
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup beer
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan, heave the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, bell peppers, and onions and sauté until the onions turn transparent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chile powder and cayenne and sauté 1 minute more.
- Add the beef and sauté, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up the meat coarsely, until the beef is evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes, beer, tomato paste, oregano, sugar, and salt. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chili is thick, about 20 minutes.
Serve the chili in bowls, on its own or over steamed rice. The recipe is also delicious made with ground turkey or ground pork. Quantities are easily doubled, tripled, or quadrupled for a party.
It's easy, delicious, and fun to garnish the chili, too. Put out bowls of shredded sharp cheddar cheese or pepper Jack cheese; sour cream; crispy corn tortilla chips; chopped mild onion or fresh chives; and chopped fresh cilantro leaves. Don't forget bottles of one or more favorite hot chili sauces, too, for guests who prefer more heat.
I borrowed this recipe from http://party-food-recipes.suite101.com/article.cfm/ground_beef_chili_recipe_with_bell_peppers
You are cooking away as per usual!
ReplyDeleteYummy! I LOVE chili! Rich is the only one who makes it around here, though I think I may start-it sounds really easy :-)
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ReplyDeleteYummy as always!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds a lot like my recipe for chili, but I've never tried it with beer, I usually use red wine to deglaze the pan... I'll have to try it with some dark beer, I bet it is great.
ReplyDeleteNot many people use bell peppers, but I like the flavor you get with them. Thanks for sharing.