Low Carb Cincinnati Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs ground beef
    1 quart water
    1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
    1/2 lb fresh sliced cremini mushroom
    1 onion, chopped
    1 green pepper, chopped
    2 garlic cloves
    2 tablespoons chili powder
    2 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    1 teaspoon black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon allspice
    1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation
    In a 4qt-6qt soup pot or Dutch oven --
    Brown ground beef until fat and liquid are 90%-95% evaporated. Be careful not to carmelize. Remove from pot.
    Saute onion, green pepper, garlic until soft. Be careful not to carmelize.
    Add browned ground beef + liquid to sauted mixture, along with slice cremini mushrooms and cook 10 minutes to soften mushrooms.
    Stir in spices and Worcestershire sauce to coat, 3 minutes.
    Stir in tomato paste to coat, 5 minutes.
    Add water, mix well.
    Bring to boil, then simmer 1 hour uncovered over low-medium heat to reduce and condense.
    Cover, simmer 2 hours over low heat.
    Serve in bowls topped with cheese.

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