Three Bean Chili with Onion Ground Beef

Ground cumin powder, tomato paste and onions
add to the flavor of slow cooked beans
in this beefy tasting three bean chili.
You can make this on the stove top or
in a crock pot or slow cooker as well.
This recipe starts with onions,
lots of peeled and chopped onions.
Never let the beans come to a boil!

Ingredients:
2 cups beef broth or stock
4 large onions, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup cooked pinto beans
1 cup red kidney beans
1 cup white kidney beans
4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 pound ground beef 85/15
12 ounces tomato paste
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried wasabi powder

Directions:
In a large soup pot add butter
and onions and cook to carmelize.
Add ground beef and cook stirring
until browned an cooked through.
Remove and place into a blender
or food processor to pulse to
desired fine consistancy.
Replace to soup pot and
add beef stock and all other
sugars, beans and seasonings.
Simmer for 2 hours adding more
beef broth or stock if needed.