Sweet Potato and Beef Chili

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  2 tsp or 4g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 ¼ tbsp, whole or 8g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.7g

• Sweet potato

  Raw, unprepared

  ¾ cup, cubes or 100g

• Chicken stock

  Soup, home-prepared

  2 ¼ cup or 540g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  ⅔ cup or 160g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Limes

  Raw

  ½ fruit or 34g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  4 tbsp or 4g

Directions

1. Season the ground turkey with salt and pepper.
2. Create a spice mixture by tossing coriander, cumin, paprika, and chili powder together. Set these aside.
3. Prep remaining items. Peel potatoes, measure out stock, open can of tomatoes, chop onions, and mince garlic.
4. Heat a Dutch oven (bigger than 5 quarts) over medium-high heat. Add oil and then garlic to heated oil. Once you can smell the garlic, add onions with a generous dash of salt. Sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.
5. Next add in ground beef with half the spice mixture and diced tomatoes. Brown and break up with a wooden spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. If there is a lot of grease, drain from the pot.
6. Add in sweet potatoes, chicken stock, and remainder of spices. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer and cook covered for another 15 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are softened.
7. While soup is cooking, cube avocados and chop cilantro. Turn off heat and add in a squeeze of lime juice.Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with avocado and cilantro when serving.

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