Best Damn Chili

Ground Beef - Dinner

After years of adjustments I have found a recipe for all to enjoy. Previous ones were either too hot or too mild, this one even was to the liking of my finance who hates chili.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 2hrs15 mins

Total: 2hrs50 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Best Damn Chili

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil

1 yellow onion

chopped

1 red bell pepper

chopped

1 Anaheim chile pepper

chopped

2 red jalapeno pepper

chopped

4 garlic cloves

minced

2 ½ pounds lean ground beef

¼ cup Worcestershire sauce

1 pinch garlic powder

or to taste

2 beef bouillon cubes

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle light beer (such as Coors®)

1 (28 ounce) can crushed San Marzano tomatoes

1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes

1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste

½ cup white wine

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons ground cumin

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon chipotle pepper sauce

2 ½ teaspoons dried basil

1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 (16 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans (such as Bush's®)

1 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

½ teaspoon ground cumin

Debdoozie's Blue Ribbon Chili

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion bell pepper Anaheim pepper jalapeno peppers and garlic in the hot oil until softened.

Step 2

Meanwhile heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes; add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet until liquid is hot about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.

Step 3

Stir crushed tomatoes diced tomatoes tomato paste and wine to the beef mixture. Season with chili powder 2 tablespoons cumin brown sugar pepper sauce basil paprika salt oregano and black pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili about 90 minutes stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot about 30 minutes more.

Step 5

Blend sour cream cilantro and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

Nutritional Information

Best Damn Chili

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 406.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 25.2g 51%

Carbohydrates: 27.6g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 7g 28%

Sugars: 7.4g

Fat: 21.1g 33%

Saturated Fat: 7.8g 39%

Cholesterol: 74.4mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 2006.2IU 40%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.1mg 77%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 33%

Vitamin C: 34.5mg 58%

Folate: 34.3mcg 9%

Calcium: 113.2mg 11%

Iron: 5.6mg 31%

Magnesium: 57.3mg 20%

Potassium: 914.2mg 26%

Sodium: 1014.5mg 41%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 190.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.