Beef Chili

Chili by me!

Hi there!

I unintentionally took a break last week from posting on Instagram. Time just flew by! I had so much to do and didn’t realize it. So I’m coming in hot with something savory. Chili. It’s a pretty good chili. I’m not a fan of the sweet kind. Sweet chili reminds me of being a kid, but not a good memory. I’ll have to do some soul searching on why I don’t like the sweet stuff.

This chili has ground beef but non-meat eaters you can leave it out. As with all of my savory recipes, I have a loose list of how I make this, and you can sub different types of beans or leave out the meat, etc like I said before.

Life update:

I’m starting to become pretty busy with photos! And my work is mainly food & product photography which is really exciting! Give me all of the good vibes for the rest of the year!

I’ve been doing Barre 3-4 times a week for the past month and a half. It’s really difficult. Like weirdly difficult. You would think that working so hard would pay off, but after I hit 30 it’s a bit harder to shake the weight, am I rite? I went on a hike with some friends on Monday. It’s Sobrenes Hike right outside of Carmel. It’s a pretty crazy hike, but the views are worth it. This time of year there are wildflowers EVERYWHERE. when you get to the top the view of the ocean is FUCKING crazy. Here are some pics:

If you are ever in Monterey and have the time- Go on this hike. Bring lots of water and good shoes. It usually takes me around 4 hours because I take my time and take breaks, but if you are in shape and don’t stop it would take around 2ish hours. Ok, here is the recipe!

Ingredients:

3 cans of beans I use 2 cans of Kidney beans and 1 can of pinto- but you can adjust to what you have in your pantry! I haven’t used dry beans for this recipe so don’t use them. It will take a lot longer to cook if you do.

1 medium onion chopped

1 tbl of garlic

1 lbs of ground beef

1 can of tomato sauce

2 cans of diced tomatoes

1.5 tbl of trader joe’s chili seasoning

3-4 cans of beef broth

Directions:

Saute onion until translucent in a large pot

add garlic and cook for about 3 minutes

Add ground beef and cook until it’s not raw

Add beans

Add diced tomatoes and sauce

Add TJ’s seasoning

Add beef broth

Then simmer for 3-4 hours (stirring every 15ish minutes) or until it’s thickened!

Toppings-

I used cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, creme fraiche, and a serrano chile! I wish I had Frito’s for a topping.

As for the cornbread I used the box kind… Don’t judge me. I did make the honey butter though! Which is so easy.

Honey Butter-

Put half a stick of softened butter in a small bowl

Add around 1.5 tablespoons of honey ( add until you like the taste)

About 1/4 teaspoon of sugar and mix together with a fork or small spatchua!

DONE!