Date Published: May 7th, 2023 | Last Updated: May 7th, 2023
Author: Abby |Category: main, easy, soups
Serves: 6-8 (1 large pot) | Prep time: 20 mins | Cook time: 2.5 hours

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I’m back! Toby and I have been so busy moving to New York City and settling in to our new place and new jobs that I’ve barely had any time to play in the kitchen. It also doesn’t help that 90% of our kitchen things is still on a boat from Melbourne to NYC 😩. It’s been about 2.5 months, so hopefully they’ll release our items any day now…

This recipe never fails and is always a hearty meal on a cold day. It’s also a great way to sneak in extra vegetables to clear out the fridge. I have made this countless times over the years and it’s very forgiving in terms of extra vegetables you want to add in without affecting the flavour. There’s a big list of ingredients for this recipe, but the actual instructions are quite simple – just brown the meat, cook the veg and let everything simmer for a few hours.

This recipe is adapted from the Boilermaker Tailgate Chili from AllRecipes. I’ve made a few changes and omitted the beans since I’ve never been a fan but feel free to add them back in per the original recipe. You can also add in some chilis to give it an extra kick. The original recipe called for ground sausage meat which I couldn’t find at my local grocery store when I initially made this recipe and substituted for Kielbasa (Polish sausage) and it was amazing! Time and time again the Kielbasa has been my favourite part of this chili and as such I made it a permanent addition to the recipe.

Anyways, without further ado, here’s the recipe! If you have any comments or suggestions, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section! You can follow me on instagram, youtube and facebook to see all the recipes I post!

Happy cooking!

Ingredients you’ll need:

• 1kg ground beef
• 500g Kielbasa, chopped
• 2 (28 oz/800g) cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (6 oz/170g) can tomato paste
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 500g mushrooms, slices
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/2 cup beer
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp dried oregano
• 2 tsps ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Grated cheese for sprinkling on top

Directions:

In a large pot on MED heat, add a drizzle of oil and cook the ground beef until it’s half-browned (~3 mins).

Then add in the onions, garlic, mushrooms, and Kielbasa. Continue to cook until the onions start to soften and turn translucent.

Pour in the diced tomatoes with juices and tomato paste. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pot to ensure nothing sticks.

Add in the rest of the ingredients except the sour cream (celery, green peppers, beef bouillon cubes, beer, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, cumin, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika). Mix everything together then simmer on LOW heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally (the longer it simmers, the better the flavour!).

After 2hrs, taste and adjust salt and pepper and cayenne pepper if needed. Done!

Serve with a sprinkle of grated cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!

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