Recipe: Yummy Three Bean Chili

Three Bean Chili.

You can have Three Bean Chili using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

It’s 1 Tablespoon of oil.
Prepare 1 of onion, minced.
It’s 1 of bell pepper, chopped.
It’s 6 cloves of garlic, chopped.
Prepare 1/4 cup of tomato paste.
It’s 2 teaspoons of chili powder.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of cumin.
It’s 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
You need 1 of bay leaf.
It’s 1.25 cups of unsalted liquid (water, stock, dry wine are all ok).
Prepare 1 cup of canned tomatoes (puree, sauce, or diced are fine).
You need 1 pound of 80/20 ground beef (ground turkey, chicken, pork all work fine).
It’s 1.5 teaspoons of salt.
Prepare 2 Tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce.
You need 1-2 Tablespoons of hot sauce (used up my Popeye's leftover Louisiana packets – WOOT!).
It’s 3 (15.5 oz) of cans beans of choice, well drained.
Prepare of Optional toppings: minced onions, jalapeños, and cilantro, sour cream, shredded cheese, hot sauce.

In a large pot (4 to 5 quart works), bring oil up to medium temp, add onions, peppers, and garlic, and sweat the aromatics until onions turn translucent (about 4 or 5 minutes)..
Add tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, and bay leaf..
Stir to incorporate and let the tomato paste caramelize for about a minute or so..
Stir in liquid..
Add ground beef, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce..
Stir until ground beef is all broken up and all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated..
Add beans and give it a few good stirs..
Turn heat down *just* under medium and cook, COVERED (I know the pic isn't covered – I forgot to take that one), for 20 minutes, stirring once or twice during that time. If solids are getting stuck to the bottom of the pot, turn the heat down just a little bit..
Turn heat to low and cook with lid askew for another 20 minutes, adjusting seasoning halfway. Leaving the lid askew lets the steam evaporate, the flavors concentrate, and the chili will thicken a bit..
All done! Enjoy with toppings of choice..