Chili con Carne

also called chili · bowl of red · Texas red · chili no beans

Also written for Instant Pot (1 to wash), Slow Cooker (2 to wash).

The table

3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 1/2-in dice)beef chuckbrown in a Dutch ovensoftenbloomsimmer covered 2 hrthicken
2 tspkosher salt
2 Tbsvegetable oil
1 large(chopped)yellow onion
6 cloves(minced)garlic
1/4 cup(30 g; pure ground chile, not a chili-powder blend)ancho chile powder
1 Tbsground cumin
1 tspdried oregano
3 cups(710 mL)beef stock
14 oz(400 g)crushed tomatoes
1 Tbscider vinegar
2 Tbs(20 g; slaked in a little water)masa harina
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1brown in a Dutch oven

2soften

goes in with what step 1 made

3bloom

goes in with what step 2 made

4simmer covered 2 hr

goes in with what step 3 made

5thicken

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 2 hr4 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
none given
If you get it wrong
Forgiving — the ground chile scorches in seconds against a hot pan and turns the whole pot bitter for good
What you'll wash
One thing — the Dutch oven
Does it keep
4 days — better on the second, once the chile has settled into the fat

  1. brown in a Dutch oven

    not timedfrom the start

  2. soften

    not timedfrom the start

  3. bloom

    not timedfrom the start

  4. simmer covered 2 hr

    2 hrwalk away(we think)from the start

  5. thicken

    not timed2 hr in

You'll need Dutch oven

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Chili con Carne
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, chiles, texas, one-pot, stew
>> counters: Diner, One Pot
>> aka: chili, bowl of red, Texas red, chili no beans
>> servings: 6
>> time: 3 hr
>> slack: forgiving — the ground chile scorches in seconds against a hot pan and turns the whole pot bitter for good
>> washing-up: the Dutch oven
>> keeps: 4 days — better on the second, once the chile has settled into the fat

Brown @beef chuck{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 1/2-in dice), @kosher salt{2%tsp}, @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} in a #Dutch oven{}.

Soften @yellow onion{1%large}(chopped), @garlic{6%cloves}(minced) with @&(~1)browned beef{}.

Bloom @ancho chile powder{1/4%cup}(30 g; pure ground chile, not a chili-powder blend), @ground cumin{1%Tbs}, @dried oregano{1%tsp} in @&(~1)pot{}.

>> step: simmer covered 2 hr
Simmer @&(~1)pot{} with @beef stock{3%cup}(710 mL), @crushed tomatoes{14%oz}(400 g), @cider vinegar{1%Tbs} for ~{2%hr}.

Thicken @&(~1)chili{} with @masa harina{2%Tbs}(20 g; slaked in a little water).