Chef John's Italian Sausage Chili Recipe

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir hot Italian sausage mild Italian sausage onion and a pinch of salt together in the pot breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon. Cook until sausage is browned and crumbly and most of the liquid is evaporated about 10 minutes.

Stir ancho chile powder paprika cumin ground black pepper chipotle chile powder and oregano into sausage mixture; saute until fragrant about 2 minutes.

Pour water and tomato puree into sausage mixture bring to a simmer reduce heat to medium-low and cook on a steady simmer until sausage is tender about 45 minutes. Add water as necessary and skim any fat that floats to the top.

Stir cannellini beans red bell pepper and green bell pepper into sausage mixture. Simmer until vegetables are tender about 30 minutes. Season with salt to taste.