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Picadillo-Style Beef Chili

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on February 14, 2020

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Picadillo-Style Beef Chili

Ingredients

1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef 1 ¾ teaspoons table salt, divided1 teaspoon pepper 1 onion, chopped fine1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, halved, seeded, and sliced thin1 ½ tablespoons chili powder 3 garlic cloves, minced2 (14.5-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained2 cups chicken broth 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces½ cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced thin

Before You Begin

Serve this chili with warm flour tortillas, sour cream, and hot sauce.

Instructions

  1. Combine beef, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in onion, jalapeño, chili powder, and garlic and cook until vegetables are softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, broth, potatoes, and remaining ¾ teaspoon salt and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
  3. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 17 minutes. Stir in olives and serve.
Picadillo-Style Beef Chili
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Picadillo-Style Beef Chili

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
1 ¾ teaspoons table salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, chopped fine
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, halved, seeded, and sliced thin
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14.5-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced thin

Ingredients

1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
1 ¾ teaspoons table salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, chopped fine
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, halved, seeded, and sliced thin
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14.5-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced thin

Ingredients

1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
1 ¾ teaspoons table salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, chopped fine
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, halved, seeded, and sliced thin
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14.5-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced thin

Why This Recipe Works

Using canned fire-roasted tomatoes added smoky complexity to the chili.

Before You Begin

Serve this chili with warm flour tortillas, sour cream, and hot sauce.

Instructions

  1. Combine beef, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in onion, jalapeño, chili powder, and garlic and cook until vegetables are softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, broth, potatoes, and remaining ¾ teaspoon salt and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
  3. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 17 minutes. Stir in olives and serve.

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