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Handmade ceramic bowl holds chili showing ground beef, kidney beans, and diced carrots.

Taren Ferry Pumpkin Chili

Medium-hot chili featuring ground beef, beans, and diced carrots, with pumpkin in the background providing extra vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
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Course Main Course
Makes 6 bowls

Special Equipment

  • Dutch oven pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 1 medium carrot diced
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp chipotle powder
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup broth any kind
  • 1 cup dark beer just shy of a bottle - brown ale or stout are excellent here (replace with an extra cup of broth for non-alcoholic version)
  • 1 ½ cups pumpkin purée (or a 15-oz can)
  • 3 cups diced fresh tomatoes or large can of diced tomatoes (see note)
  • 2 15-oz cans red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 15-oz can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 tsp table salt (adjust depending on your broth!)

For serving:

  • 1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese (optional)
  • Fritos, tortilla chips, or saltine crackers (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Heat Dutch oven pot to medium. Add oil.
  • Cook ground beef until fully cooked (browned and no longer pink). Drain off the fat if it looks fatty.
  • Move the ground beef to a separate bowl and set aside.
  • Deglaze the pot with just a bit of the beer, keeping the heat on medium.
  • Add onions, stir. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add carrots, cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • MEANWHILE in a small bowl, mix together the cumin, chili powder, chipotle powder, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes.
  • Add the mixed spices to the pot and cook for 30 seconds, stirring frequently.
  • Add broth to the pot and stir.
  • Next add the beer, pumpkin, beans, and tomatoes. Stir.
  • Add the cooked ground beef back to the pot. Stir again. Lots of stirring.
  • Let simmer 20 minutes to let the flavors blend.
  • Taste for seasoning - stir in 1/2 teaspoon of salt at a time until it tastes like the right amount. Salt levels will vary depending on what type of broth you use.
  • Serve hot, with cheese and/or chips if desired.

Notes

Tomatoes: Use any kind of tomatoes you like, or a mix. Cherry tomatoes can be added whole. If using frozen tomatoes, they can be added straight from the freezer - just guess on the quantity. The recipe is very flexible. If using frozen tomatoes, add 10 minutes to the simmer time and stir occasionally to breakup the tomato pieces.
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