Kenji’s weeknight chili

Name: Kenji’s weeknight chili
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American, TexMex
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 medium onions, grated on the large holes of a box cutter and drained; 2 large cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; Kosher salt; 2 chipotle chiles packed in adobo, finely chopped; 2 anchovy filets, mashed into a paste; 1/4 cup of chili powder; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1/2 cup tomato paste; 2 lbs boneless ground chuck; One 28 oz can chopped tomatoes, drained and chopped into 1/2in pieces; One 15 oz can red kidney beans, drained; 1 cup chicken stock; 2-3 tablespoons instant cornmeal

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Updated at: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:32:01 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

4 tablespoonsunsalted butter

2onions

medium, grated on the large holes of a box cutter and drained

2cloves garlic

large, minced

1 teaspoondried oregano

kosher salt

2chipotle chiles packed in adobo

finely chopped

2anchovy filets

mashed into a paste

¼ cupchili powder

1 tablespoonground cumin

½ cuptomato paste

2 lbsboneless ground chuck

1 x 28 ozchopped tomatoes

can, drained and chopped into 1/2in pieces

1 x 15 ozcan red kidney beans

drained

1 cupchicken stock

2 tablespoonsinstant cornmeal

Instructions

Step 1

1. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, oregano, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring fie quently until the onions are light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the chipotles, anchovies, chile paste, and cumin and cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring until homogeneous, about 1 minute. 2. Add the ground beef and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up the beef into pieces and stirring frequently, until no longer pink (do not try to brown the beef), about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, beans, stock, and cornmeal and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have developed and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes. 3. Stir in the whiskey, if using. Serve with some or all of the suggested gar-nishes, along with corn chips or tortillas.