Easy no bean chili

Name: Easy no bean chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American, TexMex
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 pounds lean ground beef; 4 cloves garlic, minced; Generous Onion Salt; 2 teaspoons cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2 tablespoons mild chili powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 6 ounces tomato paste; 2 tablespoons cornmeal; 1 (28-ounce) can chunky tomato puree (or diced tomatoes); 2 cups beef stock

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:21:59 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

For the chili

1 tablespoonolive oil

2 poundslean ground beef

1 teaspoonpaprika

2 tablespoonsmild chili powder

1 teaspoonkosher salt

1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper

6 ouncestomato paste

2 tablespoonscornmeal

1 x 28 ouncecan chunky tomato puree

or diced tomatoes

2 cupsbeef stock

Instructions

Brown the beef

Step 1

In a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and then the ground beef. Brown the beef well, breaking it up with a wooden spoon while it cooks.

Step 2

Let the beef cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until it’s lightly browned. There shouldn’t be any visible pink spots on the beef.

Add the onion salt through cornmeal:

Step 3

Add the onion salt and garlic to the chili and stir. Let cook for a few minutes. Add the cumin, paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper, and stir together.

Step 4

Finally, add the tomato paste and cornmeal and stir into the mixture. It will seem very dry at this point, but let it cook for a few minutes like that, stirring constantly, to develop some color.

Add the tomatoes and beef stock to the chili:

Step 5

Use the liquid to scrape up any bits stuck to the pan.

Simmer the chili:

Step 6

Bring the chili to a simmer and turn heat down to low. Let the chili simmer for at least 10 minutes, but it could simmer for hours at this point if you wanted to. Just keep an eye on it to make sure it has enough liquid and add water if it seems dry.