Chili Thats Not Too Spicy!

Chili That's Not Too Spicy

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90 minutes total time 30 minutes active time serves 4 Cost less than $12.00

You will need a large heavy bottomed pan. I use a 5qt Le Creuset Braiser. A big flat wooden spoon

• 1 cup dry beans soaked and cooked or 2 cans drained
• 1 onion small dice
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed
• 1/2 pepper, any color, small dice
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1T chili powder
• 2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 T smoked paprika
• 1 T tomato paste
• 7 oz can diced green chilies
• 1 28oz can whole tomatoes
• 1/3 cup Balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup stock, chicken veg or beef would be fine, homemade would be more fine. Having Giada make it for you in your own kitchen would be most fine

Sweat the onion in a 1/4 cup veg oil in the Roasting Oven until translucent, about 5 minutes. Be sure not to have any onion stuck on the sides.

Add garlic and red pepper, cook another few minute.

Add chili powder, paprika and cumin, cook another minute over the Simmer Plate.

Add tomato paste, stir well and back in the Roasting Oven few more minutes.

Add the ground beef stirring and breaking up the pieces. Put in Roasting Oven  for 10 minutes.

Return to Boil Plate and add the Balsamic vinegar and cook until it all but evaporates. Add the tomatoes, breaking them up in your hands, add stock, add beans. Bring to a simmer and return to Baking Oven for 30 minutes.

Taste, season, serve