Recipe: Appetizing Chili Con Carne

Chili Con Carne.

To cook Chili Con Carne you need 19 ingredients and just 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

1. It's of Red Chili Powder.
2. You need of Chipotle Powder.
3. It's of Ground Oregano.
4. Prepare of Thyme.
5. Prepare of Ground Cumin.
6. Prepare of Ground Coriander Seeds.
7. You need of Wster.
8. It's of Bacon.
9. It's of Chuck Roast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
10. Prepare of Salt - to taste.
11. Prepare of Onion.
12. You need of Garlic, minced.
13. It's of Freshly Squeezed Lime Juce.
14. You need of Jalapeño Peppers, minced - seeds, stems, & ribs removed.
15. It's of 14oz whole tomatos.
16. You need of Water.
17. It's of Sugar.
18. Prepare of 14oz Red Kidney Beans - Drained.
19. It's of Cornstarch dissolved in 2Tbsp water.

Chili Con Carne step by step

1. In a small bowl mix first 6 ingredients with water to form light paste. Set aside.
2. Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove and set aside on a paper towel. Pour fat into separate container, reserve. When bacon cools, crumble it and set aside..
3. Increase heat to medium high and add 2Tbsp bacon fat back to pan. Lightly season and brown beef in small batches to avoid steaming. Remove from pan an set aside.
4. Add another Tbsp of bacon fat to pan and add chopped onion. Saute until soft, ~5 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeño, cook till fragrant, ~1 minute. Add chili paste and cook for 2-3 minutes..
5. Into a 6-quart thick-bottomed Dutch oven put chili mixture, beef, bacon, tomatoes (break up with hands), water, lime juice and sugar. Turn on high heat and bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally. then uncover and cook 1/2 hours maintaining a simmer..
6. Mix cornstarch into a little water to dissolve and add to chili to thicken. Mix in beans and add salt to taste..
7. Serve over rice topped with cheese and corn tortilla strips..