Teri'S Chili

• 2 # ground beef or sirloin
• 2-3 medium onions, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 stalk celery finely chopped
• 1/2 red pepper chopped into 1/2" pieces
• 1/8th of a green pepper similarly chopped
• 1 small can tomato paste (or approx. 5 T)
• 2 T. chili powder
• 2 T cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp cinammon
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 t. hot paprika
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 T ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 can whole tomatoes (drained--cut up tomatoes)
• 2 cups broth (chicken or beef, whatever is on hand)
• 1 can (drained and rinsed) kidney beans
• 1 can (drained and rinsed) cannelini beans or whatever white bean you like

1. brown the meat; add the onions, garlic, red and green peppers, and celery--suate for about 10 mins till veggies are softening a bit and mixture is blended together.
2. Add to meat/onions, the tomato paste and all the spices at once and stir on relatively high heat to release the aromas. Saute for about 5 mins stirring constantly; if you need to add a little broth at this point to scrap up the bottom of the pan, do so.
3. Thereafter add the canned tomatoes, etc. Do not add the beans until toward the end, to avoid bean breakdown.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/teris-chili-58385111 (may not work)