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New Mexican Red Bean Chili

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 jars (7 oz.) roasted red peppers or canned piment
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 3 1/2 cups regular strength beef broth
  • 1 cup (8 oz.) tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons coriander
  • 4 teaspoons dry oregano leaves
  • 1/2 cup ground dry New Mexico or California chilies
  • 3 cans (16 oz.) kidney beans, drained

Make it step by step

  1. In a blender, whirl red peppers and their liquid until smooth. Set aside.
  2. In a 5-6 quart pan over high heat, cook onion and half of beef until onion is limp, 6-8 minutes; stir often. Remove from pan. Cook remaining beef until well browned; stir often. Skim and discard fat. Return beef and onion to pan with pureed peppers, broth, tomatoes and liquid, allspice, cumin, coriander, oregano, ground chilies and beans. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer, covered, for 45 minutes, stir often. Uncover and simmer until thickened to your liking, 15-

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Adapted from Foodista by Helen Pitlick, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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