Triple-Paprika Chili

By • October 3, 2009 • 3 Comments


Edit Recipe Add Photos
+ Save 7
+ Add New Collection
⎙

Author Notes: If you can stop eating it, the next day it will taste even better. classic Americana made richer with some Mediterranean with 3 touches of paprika. - Cordelia

Serves 4-6

  • 1.5 onions (preferably sweet)
  • 2 bell peppers (one green and one orange\yellow)
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 very full tablespoons of sweet paprika preferably Moroccan, mixed with oil)
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1.5 teaspoons hot Hungarian paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 pound ground beef (15/85)
  • 1 can of white kidney beans
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  1. Slice the onion to a medium dice.
  2. Put the olive oil in a deep and heavy pan and add the onion. Add 1/4 of a teaspoon of salt. Sauté on medium heat for 10 min. Onion should not get color, just get soft and translucent.
  3. Dice the bell pepper to medium cubes. Add to the pan and sauté for another 7 min, until soft.
  4. Mince the garlic, add to the pan and sauté for 60 sec.
  5. Add the tomato paste, sauté for 2 min mixing most of the time, to caramelize the paste.
  6. Add all the spices, mix well and sauté for 60 sec to develop spices taste and fragrance.
  7. Add the meat, break it down to very small pieces, while sautéing for 5-7min.
  8. Rinse the beans and add them and the diced tomatoes to the pan. Mix well. .
  9. Add the liquid smoke (more or less depends on how smoky you like it), salt (about a teaspoon) & pepper and 1/2 of water.
  10. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and let the chili simmer in a covered pan for 1 hour.
  11. Mix from time to time and see if it needs a bit more water or salt.
  12. Enjoy as is, or over rice, with a corn bread or even over pasta. Even better the next day

Tags: can be made ahead, can be made ahead, comfort food, family, serves a crowd, spicy

More Great Recipes

Share a Recipe

Enter one of our contests, or share that great thing you made for dinner last night.
Add a Recipe

Comments (3) Questions (0)

Default-small
Default-small
Add Comment
Showing out of comments
Default-small

12 months ago TiffyDelFuego

This is a lovely recipe, in the absence of spicy paprika- I added a lot of dry chili flakes- nice by itself with lite sour cream on top. I'll made this again.

186003_1004761561_1198459_n

over 3 years ago dymnyno

This sounds yummy! Are purple onions ok to use?

Gizma_and_frou_frou

over 3 years ago Cordelia

of course. Just let them sweat well, so they will become sweet as well, just watch out so they don't get too brown and dry.

Add Comment