Mr Bill's New Mexico Buffalo Chili

Popular - Soup, Stew and Chili

This hot, spicy, complex New Mexico-style buffalo, chorizo, and pork chili will have you howling like a desert coyote. The meat marinates in dry seasoning overnight, so you'll need to plan ahead.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 3hrs

Additional: 8hrs

Total: 11hrs35 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 15 cups

Mr Bill's New Mexico Buffalo Chili

Ingredients

1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried marjoram

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 tablespoon hot chili powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons hickory smoked salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

2 pounds buffalo stew meat

cubed

2 pounds chorizo sausage

chopped

2 pounds pork stew meat

cubed

2 slices hickory-smoked bacon

diced

3 sweet onions

coarsely chopped

2 habanero peppers

seeded and chopped

4 jalapeno peppers

seeded and chopped

7 cloves garlic

minced

2 teaspoons New Mexico chile powder

1 tablespoon lard

or more as needed

3 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)

undrained

2 (7.75 ounce) cans salsa (such as El Pato® Salsa de Chile Fresco)

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

1 (16 ounce) jar picante sauce (such as Pace® Picante Sauce)

2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles (such as Ortega® Diced Green Chiles)

1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle dark beer

or as needed

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Whisk together the cocoa powder Mexican oregano basil marjoram cumin hot chili powder garlic powder hickory salt black pepper and cayenne pepper. Combine the seasoning mix with the buffalo meat chorizo and pork; cover and refrigerate overnight.

Step 2

Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and fry the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large heavy pot. In the same skillet cook and stir the onion habanero peppers jalapeno peppers garlic and New Mexico chile powder in the bacon grease until onions are translucent; add the onion mixture to the pot.

Step 3

In the same skillet fry the seasoned meat in small batches until well browned adding lard as needed; remove the meats to the pot. Stir the diced tomatoes with green chiles salsa tomato paste picante sauce diced green chiles and dark beer into the pot. Simmer until the meat is easily pierced with a fork 2 to 3 hours. If the chili seems too dry add dark beer as needed.

Nutritional Information

Mr Bill's New Mexico Buffalo Chili

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 818.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 59g 118%

Carbohydrates: 21.3g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 4.2g 17%

Sugars: 7.4g

Fat: 53.8g 83%

Saturated Fat: 19.5g 98%

Cholesterol: 173.8mg 58%

Vitamin A Iu: 1595.8IU 32%

Niacin Equivalents: 21.7mg 167%

Vitamin B6: 1.1mg 71%

Vitamin C: 35.6mg 59%

Folate: 31.4mcg 8%

Calcium: 105.1mg 11%

Iron: 5.1mg 29%

Magnesium: 72.4mg 26%

Potassium: 1437.3mg 40%

Sodium: 2997.2mg 120%

Thiamin: 0.7mg 72%

Calories From Fat: 484.5

*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.