WINNING CHILI RECIPE LEAKED

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are more nutritious, while canned beans can be more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Start by preheating the Dutch oven on a low to medium flame.

Add a small diced onion to the pot.

Add diced red fresh chili peppers (about half) to the pot.

Add three cloves of minced garlic and stir to soften.

Boil the beans and let them sit for 1 hour, marinating with cilantro and cumin during soaking.

Add 1 cup of beef stock to the beans in the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cumin, and 1 teaspoon of ground ginger to the beans.

Adjust the water level if necessary and cover the pot with a lid.

Marinate the ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic, and fresh cilantro.

Add about 1 tablespoon of cumin to the marinated meat and mix thoroughly.

Cover the marinated meat with cellophane and refrigerate until ready to use.

After an hour, check the beans for doneness and remove them from the heat.

Add a little oil to the Dutch oven and brown the marinated meat.

Break up the meat while it browns and render the fat.

Add about 1/2 cup of roughly diced onion to the browned meat and stir.

Cook the onions until they are translucent, keeping the heat at medium.

Remove the meat and onions from the pot once browned.

Deglaze the pot with about 1/2 cup of beef stock, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom.

Pour the deglazed liquid back over the browned meat.

Start the tomato component by adding a little olive oil to the pot.

Add a small can of tomato paste to the pot.

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