A quick and easy Jamaican beef and bean chili!
Beef and bean chili is one of my favorite dishes when ground beef goes on sale and this note uses Jamaican spice flavors! This stew contains the main ingredients of beef, beans and tomatoes, replacing the seasoning with jerk flavors, including scotch bonnet paprika, a lot of allspice, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic, ginger and citrus fruits. Instead of preserving the heat of the dried chili peppers, the scotch bonnet pepper provides the heat of the chili in this chili, and they provide a lot of heat! I love to fill this chili with peppers and garnish with sliced fresh pineapples with crispy fried plantains! This Jamaican-style beef and bean chili is super easy to prepare and is full of incredible flavors.
Simmer the chili pepper, covered, longer to bring out even more flavor!
Garnish with melted cheese and/or sour cream!
Serve over coconut rice, rice cooked in coconut milk instead of water!
A quick and easy Jamaican beef and bean chili!
Ingredient
- 1 Pound of minced meat
- 1 diced onion
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1 diced red pepper
- 4 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 Tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 + scotch bonnet pepper (or habanero pepper), finely diced
- 2 Cups beef broth
- 2 Cans (14.5 oz) Red Beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 Can of Diced Tomatoes (28 Ounces)
- 1/2 orange, juice and zest
- 1 Lime, juice and zest (or 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar)
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce (gluten-free or tamari for gluten-free)
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon chopped thyme (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)
- 1 Tablespoon of allspice
- 1 Teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
Direction
Cook the beef and onion in a large saucepan over medium heat, breaking the beef with a spoon during cooking, before draining excess fat.
Add the peppers and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, ginger and scotch bonnet pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add the broth, the beans, the diced tomatoes, the juice and orange zest, the juice and zest of one lime, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, thyme, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. (Note: You can simmer longer and the flavors will only get better!)
Add salt and pepper to taste and taste!
- Option: Add peas!
- Option: Serve over coconut rice! (Rice cooked in coconut milk instead of water!)
- Option: serve with one or more of the following ingredients : crispy fried plantains, grated cheese, sour cream, sliced pineapple, sliced green onions, lime quarters.
Nutritional Value: Calories 436, Fat 17g (6g Saturated, 0.8G Trans), Cholesterol 53mg, Sodium 853mg, Carbohydrates 44g (Fiber 12G, Sugar 13G), Protein 27G
