Elaines Chili Con Carne
From chefelaine 14 years ago
- 180 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Nothing warms you up on a chilly Fall night than a hearty, steaming bowl of Chili Con Carne… all dressed up with a little dry red wine to enhance the flavor, this is a stick-to-your-ribs main dish!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef shopping list
- 3 cups dried or 3 cans red kidney beans, rinsed shopping list
- *****Please see note regarding use of dried beans shopping list
- 1 crushed garlic or ½ garlic powder shopping list
- Additional salt & pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano (or 1 tsp fresh) shopping list
- 1 large can whole or chopped tomatoes shopping list
- 2 – 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped shopping list
- ½ pound chopped mushrooms shopping list
- 2 ounces dry red wine shopping list
- 1 tsp chili powder shopping list
- ½ tsp dried chili peppers shopping list
- 1 tbsp lemon juice shopping list
- 2 –3 medium sized carrots, finely chopped shopping list
- 2 cups chicken stock shopping list
- 1 small tin tomato paste2 medium stalks celery, finely chopped shopping list
How to make it
- If using dried beans, either soak overnight first, or boil in water just prior to cooking, adding the teaspoon of salt
- If using canned beans, simply place in pot…
- Brown the ground beef in a saucepan, adding the onion, cooking until onions are soft and beginning to brown
- To a stock pot, add the drained beans.
- Add the meat & onion mixture, can of tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh tomatoes, and mushrooms
- Cook until fresh tomatoes are soft
- Add the celery, carrot, red wine, and lemon juice
- Continue cooking until all veggies are soft, and the chili is bubbling gently
- Served with garlic toast, this dish makes a great main.
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Reviewed by 7 people-
Very good
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COuld have use this last night as cool as it was! lol! high 5!
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