Russian Chili Recipe
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Russian Chili

By: Paul Rugala 
"A bold twist to a traditional favorite. This recipe would have even pleased Stalin."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

What to Drink?

Wine Zinfandel
Cocktail Oro Mojito
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle flat beer
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
  • 1 cup sour cream

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown. Drain and let cool. Rinse with water. Drain.
  2. In a large pot over medium heat, cook onion, bell pepper and celery in oil until just tender. Stir in ground beef, beer, water, chili powder, salt, pepper, parsley and cumin. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
  3. Stir in tomato paste and cook 10 minutes more.
  4. Stir in kidney beans and heat through. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 422 | Total Fat: 26.2g | Cholesterol: 82mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2004 by MSSHELLE   view full review
I think the taste of the beer was too overwhelming and there were too many onions. The flavor...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by Rock_lobster   view full review
Truth be told, I didn't add the cup of sour cream to the entire chili, which is, from what I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2008 by luvisgood   view full review
Wow. This is different but I don't know about associating it with a dictator.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2010 by coachrichard   view full review
This was good, but I think I would use chili meat next time instead of ground beef. I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2011 by kyleeordonez   view full review
One review said not to stir in the sour cream? I have sour cream with almost everything i...

 

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