How to Cook Yummy Chili con Carne

Chili con Carne. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook green pepper, and onion, until softened. Add the ground beef and cook until browned.

Season with paprika, chili powder, cayenne. In the same pot, heat oil; saute onions until tender. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and let cool, then crumble and set aside. You can have Chili con Carne using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chili con Carne

1. You need 2 of large cans (40 oz) pinto beans.
2. It's 2 lbs of flap meat diced.
3. Prepare 2 cans (16 oz) of corn.
4. You need 2 cans (16 oz) of diced tomatoes.
5. You need 1 can (4 oz) of Ortega chilis diced.
6. It's 1 can (6 oz) of tomato paste.
7. You need 1 of large onion diced.
8. It's 1 of bell pepper diced.
9. It's 1 of fresh serrano (or comparable) chili diced (optional if you like it hot).
10. You need 1 of chili in adobo sauce (optional if you like it hotter).
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of hot red chili powder or flakes (optional if you like it really hot).
12. You need 2 cups of water (or more if too thick).
13. It's 1/4 cup of corn starch (optional to thicken).
14. You need 2 tbsp. of garlic powder.
15. Prepare 2 tbsp. of onion powder.
16. It's 4 tbsp. of cumin.
17. It's 3 tbsp. of California chili powder.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
19. It's of optional shredded cheese, diced onions, crackers, white rice.

Stir in remaining ingredients except beans. Add the meat and any accumulated juices to the pot. Season the chili with salt and pepper to taste, and stew the meat with a cover slightly. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture.

Chili con Carne step by step

1. Brown the onions, fresh chili, bell pepper..
2. While these are browning add remaining ingredients except the meat into a large pot set on low..
3. Add the browned onions and peppers into the pot..
4. Dice the flap meat into small pieces and brown in same pan as onions..
5. Simmer for 30 minutes or longer.
6. Serve with shredded cheese, diced onions, or crackers on top. Also can be served over white rice..
7. If you want to thicken with corn starch add the corn starch to a small amount of cold water and stir before adding to chili or it will be lumpy..
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Maybe I'm not too adventurous with my chile con carne but I really wanted a good traditional recipe and the spices were just off. Pour onto a work surface and using a small, heavy skillet, crush them coarsely. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Season the beef with the salt; set aside. Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.