Summary

Ingredients

• 900 g minced beef
• 450 g salami (Finocchiona), without skin or other Italian sausaes
• 3 cans kidney beans (425 g each), drained
• 1 can beans in hot sauce (chili beans, 425 g)
• 2 cans tomato (s) (800 g each) with juice
• 1 can tomato paste (70 g)
• 1 large onion (s), chopped
• 3 celery stalks, cut into fine pieces
• 1 bell pepper (s), green, cleaned, cut into pieces
• 1 red pepper (s), cleaned, cut into pieces
• 2 chilli pepper (s), green, cleaned, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon bacon, cut into small pieces
• 100 ml red wine
• 150 ml beef broth
• 2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
• 0.5 teaspoon ½ cumin, possibly a little more
• 2 teaspoon Tabasco
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, possibly a little more
• 1 teaspoon paprika powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar, white
• 0.5 tablespoon ½ cocoa powder, unsweetened, possibly a little more

Moreover:

• 225 g cheddar cheese, possibly
• Chips (tortilla chips)

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Instructions

1. In a large saucepan, brown the crumbled minced meat and the crumbled sausage over medium heat. Then remove excess fat. Add the drained kidney beans, chili beans, canned tomatoes and the tomato paste.
2. Add onion, celery, green and red peppers, chilli peppers, pieces of bacon, beef broth and red wine. Add chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, Tabasco, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika powder and sugar and stir. Put the lid on the pot.
3. Let the chilli simmer gently over a low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. After 2 hours, season the chilli again to taste. Then let it simmer for another hour. The longer the chilli simmer, the better it tastes. Then take the pan off the stove and serve the chili con carne.
4. Note: You can cook the chilli a day in advance and keep it in the fridge and warm it up the next day, it will taste even better.
5. To serve, place the hot chilli in deep plates, with tortilla chips and grated cheddar cheese on top if necessary.