traditional beef and bean chili

By amelia

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of ground beef
• 1 large onion,diced
• 1 sweet red pepper diced
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 6 tbsp of chili powder
• 1/2 tsp of dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp of cumin
• 1/4 tsp of cayenne
• 1 can(28 oz) fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 can (15 oz) tomatoe sauce
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 1 tbsp of tomatoe paste
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 2 cans ( 15 oz each) dark kidney beans,drained and rinsed
• sour cream and scallions for serving

Preparation

Step 1

coat heavy bottomed pan with non-stick cooking spray,add ground beef cook over medium-high heat untill no longer pink. add onions,peppers,and garlic and cook4 min.stir in chili powder,oregano,cumin and cayenne cook 1 min. stir in diced tomatoes,tomatoe sauce,sugar,tomatoe paste and salt. cover and cookover med heat for ten min. personally I would let this cook for hours on low and slow the longer the better