Numero Uno Chili Con Carne With Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 large yellow onions, chopped
• 2 lbs beef, ground, coarsely ground
• 2 lbs lamb, ground, coarsely ground
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chili powder, mild
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 3 tablespoons oregano
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 3 cups beef stock or 3 cups canned broth
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal (optional)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, over med.
• 2 heat, warm the oil.
• 3 add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile in a 4 to 5 quart heavy flameproof casserole or dutch oven over med. heat, combine beef and lamb.
• 5 season with salt and cook, stirring often, until meat has lost all its pink color and is evenly crumbled, about 20 minutes.
• 6 scrape onions into casserole with meats.
• 7 stir in chili powder, cumin, oregano, cocoa, cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
• 8 cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• 9 stir in tomato juice and beef stock.
• 10 bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• 11 taste, correct seasonings and simmer another 30 minutes or until chili is thickened to your liking.
• 12 stir in garlic. to thicken chili further or to bind any surface fats, stir in the optional cornmeal.
• 13 stir in the beans and simmer another 5 minutes.