Cowboy Black Bean Beef Chili Food

COWBOY BLACK BEAN BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a stock pot over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up into 3/4 inch crumbles. Remove from stockpot with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pour off drippings.
• Heat oil in same stockpot over medium heat until hot. Add onions and garlic and cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes, or until onions are tender.
• Add bell peppers and cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
• Return beef crumbles to stockpot and add cumin, oregano, thyme and red pepper. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, beef broth, beer, tomato paste and honey. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cover and simmer 45 minutes.
• Uncover stockpot and continue simmering 30 more minutes, or until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the black beans and cook 5 to 10 minutes, or until beans are heated through.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Garnish with cilantro if desired.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until pepper is crisp-tender.

SPICY COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Remove papery outer skin from garlic bulb, but do not peel or separate the cloves. Cut off top of garlic bulb, exposing individual cloves. Brush cut cloves with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in foil. Bake until cloves are soft, 30-35 minutes. Unwrap and cool slightly. Squeeze garlic from skins; mash with a fork., Meanwhile, in a large dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast chilies on both sides until puffy, 3-6 minutes. (Do not blacken.) Cool. Remove stems and seeds; coarsely chop chilies. Place in a small bowl; cover with beer. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes., In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef in batches, adding additional oil if needed; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. In the skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Add to beef., Stir in the remaining ingredients, mashed garlic and dried chilies mixture. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 7-9 hours. If desired, serve with cheese and jalapenos.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook ground beef, garlic and onion over medium heat, stirring until beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Stir tomatoes with liquid, broth, chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper into beef mixture.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Add pinto beans and salt.
• Cook stirring, for 15 minutes longer.
• note: The flavor of the chili actually improves once the ingredients blend making this the perfect do-ahead meal.
• Refrigerate chili until ready to use, then reheat over low heat.