All day long, this stewed beef chili outperforms ground meat chili. After spending the time to accomplish this, you’ll be perplexed as to why you weren’t aware of this gem before. The duration of this chili will depend on how you serve it.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 18 |
| Yield: | 18 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup red wine
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) can red chili beans in sauce
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can small white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat enough olive oil in a large pot to cover the bottom of the pot over high heat; sear beef in hot oil in batches until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Remove browned beef with a slotted spoon to a bowl between batches.
- Pour some olive oil into the pot with the browned bits of beef on the bottom; heat until shimmering. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Pour red wine into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until the wine reduces slightly in volume, about 5 minutes.
- Pour tomato sauce, chili beans with sauce, white beans, black beans, and kidney beans into the pot; stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir sea salt, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, sugar, garlic powder, coriander, paprika, cinnamon, and nutmeg into the beef mixture. Cook until the beef is very tender, 2 to 3 hours.
- It is important not to overcrowd the meat when searing and browning as you will sweat the meat when there is not enough room for the moisture to cook off and searing/browning to occur; patience is key.
- Serving ideas: over rice, over mac and cheese (homemade of course), over baked potatoes.
- This chili stores well in the fridge for 2 to 3 days or in the freezer for several weeks or months in the proper container.
- If you’re in a hurry, increase heat slightly and cook 60 to 90 minutes.
- Alternately, you can bake this in a casserole dish in an oven set to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), or in a slow cooker.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 272 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 613 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious! A little spicy, and it could use more meat, but overall, the flavor was great!
This chili may be a bit more labor intensive than the standard ground beef or ground turkey chili I often make, but it is so worth it! It is very very delicious and filling. I served it over baked potatoes, topped with a little sharp cheddar, and a side of cornbread muffins. The only thing I did differently was to decrease the cayenne by half because I was concerned too much heat would bother my toddlers. I really recommend trying this yummy recipe!!