Homemade Family Friendly Texas Red Chili

Name: Homemade Family Friendly Texas Red Chili
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb ground beef (I use chuck); 6 slice (small diced) smoked bacon; 1 large (medium diced) yellow onion; 1 large (medium diced) green bell pepper; 1 large (small diced) jalapeño pepper; 3 clove minced garlic; 1/4 cup pure mild red chili powder ( not chili seasoning); 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground Mexican oregano; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tsp salt (plus more to taste); 28 oz tomato sauce; 28 oz low sodium beef stock; 2 15 ounce cans of pinto beans (rinsed and drained)

Lee's @Lees

Texas

I have won several small time chili competitions with this recipe. I use different pure chili powders and its a new taste every time.

Lee's @Lees

Texas

I have won several small time chili competitions with this recipe. I use different pure chili powders and its a new taste every time.

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Ingredients

2 lbground beef (I use chuck)
6 slice(small diced) smoked bacon
1 large(medium diced) yellow onion
1 large(medium diced) green bell pepper
1large (small diced) jalapeño pepper
3 cloveminced garlic
1/4 cuppure mild red chili powder ( not chili seasoning)
1 tbspsmoked paprika
1 tspground cumin
1 tspground Mexican oregano
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tsponion powder
1/2 tspcayenne pepper
2 tspsalt (plus more to taste)
28 oztomato sauce
28 ozlow sodium beef stock
215 ounce cans of pinto beans (rinsed and drained)

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Steps

1

Brown ground beef and set aside to drain.
2

Saute diced bacon in a large stockpot for 5-7 minutes to render the fat, just until starting to get crisp. Then add the onion, bell pepper, jalapeño pepper and saute until tender. Add a little extra cooking oil if pan is to dry. Add the minced garlic during the last minute or so.
3

Next add the chili powder, paprika, cumin, Mexican oregano, garlic powder, onion powder,Cayenne powder and salt. Let the mixture saute all together for 2-3 minutes. This will wake the spices up. (Bloom)
4

Next add the cooked ground beef, beef stock, tomato sauce and pinto beans. Let the chili simmer partly covered over low heat for 1-2 hours.
5

Pure chili powder is pretty easy to come by here in Texas. You can easily order it from the internet no matter where you live. I always use a mild and then add desired heat level using Cayenne pepper. You can also just use a brand name chili powder from the grocery store. Works great as well. This chili is always better the next day. Leftovers freeze very well. Enjoy
6

Most all chili powder found in grocery stores, are a blend of pure chili powder, paprika, oregano, garlic, cumin, salt, etc. I have found that these will work good as well. You may want to omit the salt and adjust at the very end.