My Famous Chili Con Carne
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 453.59 g ground buffalo meat or 453.59 g ground beef
- 4-6 slice bacon, cut into 1/2 in. chunks
- 14.79 ml olive oil
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1 head garlic, minced
- 425.24 g can pinto beans
- 425.24 g can diced tomatoes
- 9.85 ml chili powder (or more)
- 1 bay leaf
- 4.92 ml salt (or more)
- 0.25 ml ground cayenne pepper (or more)
- 4.92 ml oregano
- shredded cheese (optional)
directions
- Heat oil on medium high in pot.
- Cook bacon 2 mins, stirring often.
- Add carrots and onion, cook until almost done.
- Add garlic, cook 1 minute.
- Add meat, season with salt, cook until browned.
- Stir in beans, tomatoes, chili powder, bay leaf, cayenne, oregano- bring to boil.
- Turn down to low.
- Cover and simmer at least an hour, stirring occasionally (The longer it cooks the thicker it gets and better it tastes).
- Season to taste.
- (Serve with shredded cheese on top and cornbread on the side).
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I'm a stay at home mom with a toddler boy and we live in the mountains of Boulder County, CO at 8,500 ft! My passions are snowboarding, backcountry skiing, hiking, rock climbing, reading, journaling, gardening, dancing, and permaculture. I have recently realized that I am a better cook when I change recipes to my taste, now that I have the basics down. Except for baking, I really wanna have the same intuition with baking someday as I do with cooking.