Walt’s chili and beans

This was Walt Disney’s favorite meal. The original Disneyland version of the recipe appeared seasonally through the years at restaurants such as Plaza inn and River Belle Terrace. Over time, the ingredients evolved, too, with past versions including dried thyme and paprika. This is the current version and mainstay at Carnation Café on main street, U. S. A.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:31:34 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

Chili

¼ cupolive oil

divided

0.75 poundBeef stew meat

4 clovesgarlic

1 poundground beef

1 tablespoonground cumin

1 ½ tablespoonchili powder

1 tablespoononion powder

¾ teaspooncayenne pepper

3 tablespoonstomato paste

2plum tomatoes

diced

1 x 28 ouncediced tomatoes

can

2 tablespoonsbeef base

1 ½ cupwater

1 x 14.5 ouncepinto beans

Can, rinsed and drained

coarse salt

to taste

Garnish

½ cupsour cream

1 cupshredded cheddar cheese

2tomatoes

diced

Instructions

For Chili

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in large Dutch oven, over medium heat for five minutes. Add stew meat and sauté for 10 minutes, until meat is browned on all sides. Remove stew meat from pan and set aside.

Step 2

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to pan, heat for three minutes over medium heat.

Step 3

Add onions and green pepper. Sauté 8 to 10 minutes, until soft. Add garlic and sauté one minute longer, until garlic is fragrant.

Step 4

Add ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally to break up large chunks of beef, for 10 to 12 minutes, until beef is no longer pink. Drain excess fat.

Step 5

Returns stew meat to the Dutch oven with ground beef mixture. Add ground cumin, chili powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, tomato paste, diced plum tomatoes, diced canned tomatoes, beef base, and water.

Step 6

Bring chili to a simmer. Cover and simmer over low heat for three hours, until stew meat is tender.

Step 7

Add pinto beans. Simmer for 10 minutes, until beans are warm.

Step 8

Season with salt as needed.