Too often, chili tastes like nothing but salt, beef and cumin. Maybe sometimes with a little tomato flavor. How does one make chili that actually tastes like chili but with real flavor? The answer: Chipotle chiles. These smoked jalapenos add fantastic taste without adding unnecessary calories or fat. Browning the vegetables really helps create depth. The longer you can simmer this recipe, the better. The end result is a savory, mouth-watering, and slightly sweet chili which pairs fantastically with chipotle sour cream and shredded cheddar.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive
oil
1 onion, diced (1
cup)
1 red bell pepper,
diced (1 cup)
2 carrots, diced
(1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons ground
cumin
1 pound extra-lean
ground beef
1 (28-ounce) can
crushed tomatoes
2 cups water or
chicken broth
2 chipotle chiles in
adobo sauce, seeded and minced
2 teaspoons adobo
sauce from the can of chipotles
1/2 teaspoon dried
oregano
Salt and freshly
ground black pepper
1 (15.5-ounce) can
black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can
kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can
pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon of
cornstarch dissolved in 3/4 cup of water
Chipotle Sour Cream (recipe below)
Directions
Heat the oil in
large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and
carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft,
about 10 minutes. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the
ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a
spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle
and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Simmer, partially covered,
stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes. Stir in the beans and cook,
partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Add cornstarch mixture and stir. Simmer for additional 2-4 minutes until chili
is at desired consistency. Serve.
Chipotle Sour Cream
3 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 cup sour cream
Juice of one lime
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
3 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 cup sour cream
Juice of one lime
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
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