babo's chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound beef chuck, cubed
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 dried chile pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 4 (14.5 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 15 mins

Ready Time: 5 hrs 30 mins


• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. stir beef, green bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, basil, chile pepper, bay leaves, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until beef is no longer red in the center, about 10 minutes.
• stir tomatoes into beef mixture, decrease heat to low, and simmer for 4 hours.
• stir kidney beans and cocoa powder into the chili; cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour more.