Kenji's Weeknight Chili

This recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes. It's a great meal for the weeknight.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 pounds 80/20 ground beef
• Olive oil
• 1 onion
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 3 tbs chili powder to taste
• 1 tbs whole cumin
• 1 tbs oregano
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 cans of Ro-tell diced tomatoes with green chilis
• 2 tbs tomato paste
• 16oz chicken stock
• 16 oz can of kidney beans
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbs Fish sauce
• Sour cream
• Tortilla chips / Fritos
• Avocado
• Shredded taco cheese
• Cilantro

Directions

1. Heat oil in Dutch Oven
2. Brown ground beef. Make sure you leave it alone long enough to get brown. He makes it like a giant hamburger.
3. Dice onion, put it aside
4. Mince the garlic, put it in with the onion.
5. Combine cumin, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder using a mortar and pestle
6. Break up the ground beef
7. Add garlic and onion to the beef, stir to combine
8. Add spice mix
9. Add tomato paste
10. Stir to let the spices bloom for about thirty seconds
11. Add cans of tomatoes
12. Rinse the cans with chicken stock and add to the pot.
13. Drain beans
14. Add beans to chili
15. Stir to combine everything
16. Add more chicken stock if you think there isn't enough liquid
17. Add bay leaves
18. Add a bit of fish sauce
19. Let simmer for 30 minutes, longer if you have time and want to develop deeper flavors.
20. Serve with grated cheese, cilantro, sour cream, tortilla chips, avocado.