Babos Chili Recipe

Babos Chili Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound beef chuck, cubed
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 dried chile pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
  • 4 (14.5 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir beef, green bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, basil, chile pepper, bay leaves, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until beef is no longer red in the center, about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir tomatoes into beef mixture, decrease heat to low, and simmer for 4 hours.
  3. Stir kidney beans and cocoa powder into the chili; cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour more.
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