Grandma's Traditional Beef Chili 🌶️ Gluten Free
This is a friend's sweet grandma's recipe, and it's a real crowd pleaser. We hear no one has ever left the table without going for seconds on this one. True fact.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 285kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic ran through a press
- 750 g onions skinned and finely chopped
- 500 g ground beef
- 1-2 pickled chipotle chili seeded and diced + 1 tablespoon of juice
- 1 400 g can diced tomatoes
- 1 400 g can tomato puree
- 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 3 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2-2 teaspoons chile ancho to taste*
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon evaporated cane juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 120 ml gluten free light or dark amber beer
Instructions
- Heat up olive oil in a dutch oven or large pot over medium/high heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden. Add onion, and cook for 12-15 minutes over medium/high heat until fully browned.
- Lower heat to medium, add ground beef, cloves and a large pinch of salt. Cook until fully browned, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring every so often.
- Add in chipotle and mix until just combined. Add both cans of tomatoes and all the spices, sugar and salt. Continue to cook over medium heat until simmering, lower the heat to low and continue to cook for 15 minutes stirring every so often.
- Add in beer and lower the heat as low as possible. Continue to cook for 3 to 8 hours. Adding 1/4 cup water or stock at a time, as needed.
- Allow your chili to rest for 10 minutes prior to serving with your favorite toppings.
Notes
*If no chile ancho powder is at hand, feel free to substitute for ground or pickled chipotle, or more cayenne.
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 452mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 9.2mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2.8mg