Beef Chili con Carne (5 Secret Ingredients, Day-2 Magic)

Ingredients

For the chili

• 2 lb pounds ground beef (80/20)
• 2 tbsp tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (diced)
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3 tbsp tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (28 oz / 800 g) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups cups low-sodium beef broth
• 1 (15 oz / 425 g) can kidney beans (drained and rinsed (optional))
• 1 tbsp tablespoons masa harina (or cornmeal)
• 1 lime (juice of)
• salt (to taste)

Homemade chili powder

• 2 tbsp tablespoons ancho chile powder
• 1 tbsp tablespoons chipotle chile powder
• 1 tbsp tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tsp teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 tsp teaspoons dried oregano (Mexican if possible)
• 0.5 tsp teaspoons ground coriander
• 0.25 tsp teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.25 tsp teaspoons cayenne (or more to taste)

Instructions

Step-by-step instructions

Equipment

• Heavy Dutch oven
• Stainless stovetop pot
• Slow cooker
• Instant Pot

Nutrition

Notes