Cra-ma-zing Kicking Chili

• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tbsp masa flour* see foot note
• 1 can dark red kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 2 cup beef stock
• 3 cup crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
• 2 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 crushed red pepper to taste ( I used about 2 teaspoons)
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 2 lb stew meat, lean ground beef, or ground turkey.
• 1 Cayenne pepper to taste
• 1 salt to taste
• 2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil

1. In a large pot heat oil over medium heat.
2. When hot saute onions 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir in meat, chili powder, cumin, crushed red pepper, cayenne, and oregano
4. Brown meat for 5 to 6 minutes.
5. Stir in garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock, and beans.
6. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer
7. Simmer for 1 hour covered.
8. Stirring occasionally
9. Skim off fat occasionally
10. Mix the masa with 2 tablespoons of water.
11. Slowly stir in the masa slurry, and cook for 30 minutes longer
12. Reseason with salt and more cayenne if desired.
13. * If you don't have masa on hand, you can take a few corn tortilla chips and finely grind them.
14. This is what I normally do since I don't use masa for anything else.
15. Add your own creative toppings.
16. Primo toppings include- cheese, sour cream, olives, jalapenos, chopped tomatoes, and green onions.
17. This is wonderful served over tortilla chips.

tomato paste, flour, dark red kidney beans, beef stock, tomatoes, garlic, italian seasoning, red pepper, cumin, chili powder, stew meat, cayenne pepper, salt, onion, olive

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/335688-cra-ma-zing-kicking-chili (may not work)