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Texas Style Chili (No Beans)

No frills.  No magical fruit.  All beef and succulently spicy!  Serve this Texas style chili with a side of cornbread.

  • Author: Erin Thomas
  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 6 Hours
  • Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 to 8 Servings 1x

Ingredients

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1 pound hamburger

1 pound stew meat, cut into bite-size pieces

4 tbsp. olive oil, divided

24 ounce cans diced green chilies*

1 cup diced red or yellow onion

6 cloves garlic, minced

3 tbsp, chili powder

2 tbsp. paprika or smoke paprika

1 tbsp. ground cumin

1 tbsp. dried oregano

2 tsp. chipotle powder

11/2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. ground coriander

1/8 to 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon**

114.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained

16 ounce can tomato paste

4 cups beef broth or stock

2 bay leaves

Salt and pepper, to taste

Diced onion, sour cream, shredded cheese for garnish, if desired.

Instructions

Using a large Dutch-oven or pot heat 2 tbsp. olive oil over medium-high heat. Brown the hamburger and stew meat.  Remove from the pan and set aside.

Drain any remaining grease from the pot.  Add additional 2 tbsp. olive oil to the pan.  Cook green chilies and onion until soft, but not browned.   Add garlic, chili powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, cocoa powder, coriander, and cinnamon.  Cook until fragrant about 30-45 seconds.   Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth and bay leaves.  Bring to a simmer.  Reduce heat to low.  Cook for 4 to 6 hours, uncovered and stirring often,  until thickened and meat softened.

Serve with onions, sour cream, or shredded cheese, if desired.

Notes

*If available, use fresh diced and seeded jalapeno peppers.

**Feel free to omit or increase as much as 1/2 tsp. according to your flavor palates. The Hubby is not a cinnamon fan in his chili, so we opt for minimum amounts.