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Texas-Style Chili Recipe

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
This Texas-style chili recipe is warm, comforting and so good for you!
4.91 from 10 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 487 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cloves of garlic sliced
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and minced
  • 1 lbs / 500g extra-lean ground beef
  • ½ lbs / 250g pork loin cubed
  • 2-3 tbsp chipotle paste or 2-3 whole chipotle peppers pureed
  • 2 X 400 g cans of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 oz / 50g dark chocolate 70%-85%
  • 1 X 14oz/ 400 g can butter beans
  • 1 X 14oz/ 400g can kidney beans
  • 1 X 6oz/ 165 g can corn
  • salt to taste
  • plain yogurt to taste
  • fresh cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a cast iron pot and cook chopped onion with cumin, paprika and oregano over low heat for 10 minutes until tender. Add sliced garlic and minced chilli, cook while stirring for 2 minutes longer.
  • Then add beef and pork and brown for 5 minutes, add bay leaves, chipotle paste, chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp of salt. Turn the heat up and bring to a boil.
  • As soon as it boils, turn the heat to medium-low, add chocolate squares, allow it to melt for a minutes or two and then stir, cover with a lid and let it simmer for 1 ½ hours. Check on it occasionally and stir to prevent from burning.
  • After 1 ½ hours your meat should be very tender. At this point take a potato masher to the chilli and smash the pork loin chunks slightly while still leaving some texture.
  • Add beans and corn, taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Continue cooking for another hour on low heat.
  • Serve with a dollop of plain yogurt and fresh chopped cilantro alongside rice or tortillas.

Nutrition

Calories: 487kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 39gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 296mgPotassium: 1578mgFiber: 13gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 695IUVitamin C: 26.3mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 9.1mg
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