chili ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 small onion, minced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup red
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, lightly drained
• 7 sun-dried tomatoes, softened and chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch dried sage
• 1 pinch white sugar
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• in a large dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. brown the ground beef until no longer pink. drain most of the fat from the ground beef.
• push the ground beef to the sides of the pan and saute the onion and garlic in the middle until softened.
• pour in beef stock, red , and balsamic vinegar. stir in tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste and black beans. mix thoroughly. sprinkle in the cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt, pepper, oregano, sage and sugar, then add the bay leaf. mix thoroughly.
• cover and simmer on lowest heat for 45 to 90 minutes.