Recipe: Yummy Homemade Chili with Kidney Beans & Beef

Homemade Chili with Kidney Beans & Beef.

You can have Homemade Chili with Kidney Beans & Beef using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Homemade Chili with Kidney Beans & Beef

1. It's 1 of onion.
2. It's 3 cloves of garlic.
3. Prepare 1/2 of Red or green bell pepper.
4. It's 2 Tbsp of chili powder (the spice mix).
5. It's 1/2 Tbsp of Cumin.
6. It's 1 tsp of Coriander.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes.
8. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
9. It's 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
10. Prepare 200 g of Ground beef, or beef in cut in blocks works too.
11. Prepare 1 can of Tomatoes.
12. Prepare 1 can of Kidney beans.
13. It's 450 ml of Tomato juice.
14. Prepare 1/2-1 tsp of salt to taste.
15. Prepare 1/8 of Kabocha pumpkin, cubed (optional - adds nice sweet note).
16. You need of TOPPINGS: Yogurt, sour cream, shredded cheese, etc..

Homemade Chili with Kidney Beans & Beef instructions

1. Mince garlic, chop onion and bell pepper into small pieces..
2. Heat oil. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, & all spices. Cook until soft and begin to brown..
3. Increase the heat a bit, and brown half of the beef breaking apart with a spatula or wooden spoon. Add in the second half and brown..
4. Add beans, tomatoes, tomato juice & salt (about 1/4 tsp or so)..
5. Simmer 30 min w/ lid on, remove lid and simmer an additional 30 min. Adjust spices to taste, adding more salt if needed. (actually, if you have time, simmer for 1 hour w/ lid and another hour without). Adjust spices and salt at the end..
6. If adding in Kabocha pumpkin, add it in about 20 - 25 minutes before the chili will be done. You can add it in with the tomatoes and beans, but it tends to fall apart if simmered too long..
7. Garnish with yogurt or sour cream to take away some of the heat from the spice. Add cheese if you like. Also great with fresh cilantro!.