The Best Chili Recipe

What you'll need:

• 1lb ground beef

• 1lb hot breakfast sausage (you can use regular it you don't like spicy) ( i used jimmy dean)

• 1/2 poblano pepper ( deseeded and finely diced)

• 1 small green onion (finely diced)

• 4 garlic cloves (minced)

• 1 medium onion (finely diced)

• 4 oz tomato paste

• 28oz can crushed tomatoes

• 2/3 cup bbq sauce ( i like to add a spicy bbq sauce and a sweet bbq sauce) (or just use sweet baby rays sweet n spicy bbq sauce)

• 1 tbsp cocoa powder

• 1.5 cups lager beer ( i used PBR)

• 1 cup beef broth

• 1 tsp of better than bouillon beef base (optional)

• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tbsp of honey or sugar

• 2 cans dark red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)

• 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)

  Homade Chili Seasoning:

  • 3 tbsp chili powder, 2 tsp garlic powder , 2 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika , 2 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp black pepper , 1/2 tsp or more of cayenne pepper ( depending on how spicy you like it)

  
  

  Directions:

1. On medium high heat , add your beef and breakfast sausage to a pot and brown. Once browned remove and set aside.

2. Remove the grease thats in the pot using a paper towel.

3. To that same pot add in oil, once heated add in your veggies and a hefty pinch of salt and sauté until softened, then add in your garlic and sauté until fragrant ( about 30 seconds)

4. Add the meat back to the pot along with the homemade chili seasonings, crushed tomatoes, bbq sauce, tomato paste & cocoa powder.

5. Cook for 15 mins on medium stirring often.

6. Stir in beer , broth, Worcestershire, balsamic vinegar and honey.

7. Simmer for 1.5 hours stirring frequently allowing the flavors to marry. If chili starts to get too thick add beef broth in 1/4 cup amounts.

8. Add the beans and cook another 10- 15 minutes. Stirring frequently. Adjust seasonings if necesaary.

9. Serve and Enjoy.

*I like to serve mine with sour cream, jalapeños, cheddar cheese , chives and cornbread*