American

Beef and Bean Chili

by Savory of my Trips

A comforting beef chili with kidney beans, tomatoes and warm spices.

Beef and Bean Chili
Prep15 min Cook40 min Serves 2 Servinggenerous serving

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp neutral cooking oil サラダ油
  • 250 g ground beef 牛ひき肉
  • 100 g onion 玉ねぎ diced
  • 100 g bell pepper ≈ パプリカ diced
  • 2 garlic cloves にんにく minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste トマトペースト approximately 15 g
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika パプリカパウダー
  • 1 tsp ground cumin クミンパウダー
  • ½ tsp dried oregano オレガノ
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper カイエンペッパー or to taste
  • 400 g canned crushed tomatoes トマト缶
  • 240 g canned kidney beans ≈ 金時豆 drained and rinsed
  • 100 ml water 水
  • ½ tsp salt 塩 plus more to taste
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper 黒こしょう(粉)

Steps

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook for 5–6 minutes, breaking it into small pieces, until browned.

    Oil サラダ油

  2. Add the onion and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, until softened.

    Onion 玉ねぎ Bell pepper ≈ パプリカ

  3. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Cook for 1 minute.

    Garlic にんにく Tomato paste トマトペースト Paprika パプリカパウダー Cumin クミンパウダー Oregano オレガノ Cayenne カイエンペッパー

  4. Add the tomatoes, beans, water, salt and black pepper. Bring to a simmer.

    Tomato トマト Water 水 Salt 塩 Black pepper こしょう

  5. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 25–30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Add a splash of water if needed.

    Water 水

  6. Taste and adjust the seasoning before serving.

Notes

The spices are listed individually to make ingredient matching clearer. Cayenne provides heat; paprika provides color and flavor.