Easy Beef Chili

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Recipe video made by Ryan Published on 05/31/2018, viewed by 3061
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This recipe was created and recommended by Robert Sollars. I've made some adjustments to simplify it a little and use some of my own favorite ingredients, but it's a great place to start if you're looking for a simple chili recipe.

What you will need

1 lb red beans (dry)

1.5 lb good quality beef

6 oz tomato paste

16 oz of your favorite salsa

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp ground black pepper

salt as needed

(Nutritional facts 405 calories, 40.73 g fat, 7.62 g carbohydrates, 1.75 g protein, 41 mg cholesterol, 365 mg sodium)

How to cook

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ter and leave overnight. The beans will soak up a surprising amount of water, and you want them to stay submerged throughout their soak.

Put the beans in a large pot or other container with about 2.5 quarts of water and leave overnight. The beans will soak up a surprising amount of water, and you want them to stay submerged throughout their soak.

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on, leaving thin strips of beef.

Slice the beef thinly against the grain. Then slice in the opposite direction, leaving thin strips of beef.

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salsa that looked good, but you should just use your favorite salsa.

Mix the beef strips with the tomato paste and the salsa. I used a chipotle salsa that looked good, but you should just use your favorite salsa.

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ould do if you can't find Himalayan chili powder. Himalayan chili is just my personal favorite.

Add the cumin, black pepper and Himalayan chili powder. Any chili powder should do if you can't find Himalayan chili powder. Himalayan chili is just my personal favorite.

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Put the beef in the fridge overnight to soak up some of that flavor.

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em back in a pot and add enough water to cover.

The next day, strain the soaked beans and discard the soaking water. Put them back in a pot and add enough water to cover.

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er until beans are tender. Add water as needed to keep the beans below the water. If the water level drops too far, you'll end up with some funky beans.

Get those beans bubbling. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Simmer until beans are tender. Add water as needed to keep the beans below the water. If the water level drops too far, you'll end up with some funky beans.

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n vary quite a bit. When they're nice and tender all the way through, stir in the marinated beef.

It should take somewhere between 1.5 - 3 hours for the beans to cook. It can vary quite a bit. When they're nice and tender all the way through, stir in the marinated beef.

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t, stirring occasionally to keep it from burning, for several hours. It should be ready to eat within 4 hours, but it's not a bad idea to let it go all day long.

After bringing it back to a gentle simmer, cover the pot. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally to keep it from burning, for several hours. It should be ready to eat within 4 hours, but it's not a bad idea to let it go all day long.

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