Beef Chili Recipe
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. beef
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 bottles of dark beer
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 4 tbsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 4 heaping tbsp honey
  • 1 can cooked black beans
  • Garnish
  • grated sharp cheddar
  • sour cream
  • cilanto, chopped
  • lime wedges
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to 350F
  2. chop beef into small cubes, about ½" square (photo 1)
  3. heat vegetable oil in large pot over medium high heat, add meat and brown well
  4. add remaining ingredients (except black beans and garnish) (photo 2 and 3)
  5. mix well and season to taste (if you like your chili spicier, you can add more chipotle peppers, or hot sauce, or chopped jalapeno)
  6. cover pot and put on bottom rack of oven
  7. cook about one hour, remove from oven and taste; adjust seasoning if necessary, adding more spice if you like
  8. cook an additional two hours or so, until the colour is deep, the sauce is thick and the meat is tender
  9. stir in black beans (photo 4)
  10. serve over raw spinach and garnish with cheese, sour cream, chopped cilantro and lime wedges (photo 5)
Recipe by You Have Been Served at https://www.youhavebeenserved.ca/2015/04/04/chili-con-carne/