Recipe

Best Chili I Ever Made Recipe

	Mellian / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago Several years ago I decided to make chili and just got a bunch of stuff out of my cupboard. As luck would have it, it was the very best chili I have ever eaten. And I measured.. .NOTHING! I had to sit down that evening and try to figure out what I h... More Prep:30m Cook:120m Servings:8	Mellian
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Ingredients

2 lbs. ground beef

1 or 2 cans of beer

2 tbsp cocoa powder (I used Hershey's)

Cajun rub (any cajun mix will do)

Worchestershire

Seasoning salt (Lawrey's)

Dill Weed

Chipotle Tabasaco

Garlic (however much you want - I use at least six cloves)

Paprika

Chile powder

1 large onion, diced

2 cans Kidney beans

1 can black beans

1 can pinto beans (or other white bean - White Northern works, too)

2 big cans tomato sauce

2 cans diced tomatoes with garlic

Directions

Brown onion and garlic, then add beef

Add can of beer to beef, cans of beans, cans of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Season to taste with the rest of the ingredients.

Simmer for 2+ hours, adding beer as necessary to "cook down".

I originally had a 16oz can of beer and put about 3/4 of the can in. I added the rest of the can to let the chili cook down.

Mel Heimo - February 2004

Mel's notes: I have made this many MANY times since Feb. 2004. I always do everything " to taste", except for what I have noted. It's still the best chili I've ever made.

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Comments

arickard 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This looks delicious! I thought no one could beat my secret ingredient chili...

shirleyoma 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Oh yes, this really sounds delicious! Thank you for the post! yummm

michellem 2 years, 1 month ago said:
How does it taste with out the beer? Michelle

dixiejet 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Yeah,what michellem said.....

mellian 2 years, 1 month ago said:
For those of you who do not use alcohol, non-alcoholic beer is always an option. It is the flavor of the hops that adds a further dimension to this recipe. However, alcohol evaporates during cooking, so even if you used the real thing, there would be nothing left of the alcohol even if you used real beer.

putercop 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This looks really good and you have a handful of heaven in your hands in the pic. This recipe was some endeavor. Going to attempt it.
Bill

conner909 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Wow, this looks really good! Of course, adding beer to me is a must and also the unsweetened cocoa! So often chili is either too bland. I'm gonna try this soon. Thanks!

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