Chilli con carne

Name: Chilli con carne
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (80/20); 2 links (1/4 lb) beer bratwurst; 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can Mexican beer, such as Modelo Especial; 1 (28 oz) can whole roasted tomatoes; 1-2 cups chicken or beef stock; 1 can ranchero-style pinto beans (like La Costeña brand); 1 tsp Aleppo chile powder; 1 tsp Chipotle chile powder; 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper; Pinch red pepper flakes; 1 Tbsp chilli powder; 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 tbsp ground cumin (comino); 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp cornmeal; 1 tsp instant coffee (or 1 shot prepped espresso); to taste Salt and pepper

Robin Menzi @robinthechefskiss

A true Tex-Mex chilli, best served with Fritos or skillet cornbread! It makes a lot, but the leftovers freeze excellently.

Robin Menzi @robinthechefskiss

A true Tex-Mex chilli, best served with Fritos or skillet cornbread! It makes a lot, but the leftovers freeze excellently.

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Ingredients

3 hours

8 servings

1 lbground beef (80/20)
2 links (1/4 lb)beer bratwurst
1large sweet onion, finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tbsptomato paste
1 canMexican beer, such as Modelo Especial
1 (28 oz)can whole roasted tomatoes
1-2 cupschicken or beef stock
1 canranchero-style pinto beans (like La Costeña brand)
Spice mix
1 tspAleppo chile powder
1 tspChipotle chile powder
1/2 tspCayenne pepper
Pinchred pepper flakes
1 Tbspchilli powder
1 tspunsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tbspground cumin (comino)
1 tsporegano
1 tspsmoked paprika
2 tspbrown sugar
1 Tbspcornmeal
1 tspinstant coffee (or 1 shot prepped espresso)
to taste Salt and pepper

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Steps

3 hours

1

For spice blend: Combine all spices in a small bowl. If using whole spices/chiles, toast and grind separately first.
2

Blend can of tomatoes in a food mill, processor, or blender. Add to a Crock-Pot with chicken/beef stock and set to high.
3

Add beef to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove sausage from casings and add to beef, breaking both up to create a more homogeneous blend. Stir occasionally, allowing fat to release from meat.
4

When meat is beginning to brown, add onion and garlic. Cook until meat is well browned and onion is soft and translucent.
5

Add spice mix to meat, beginning with half and tasting to see if you desire more (I always use it all). Add tomato paste and allow to cook, stirring constantly, until spices are toasted and well combined (about 1-2 min).
6

Add meat mixture to crockpot and stir. Deglaze pan with the beer and allow alcohol to evaporate (there should be a lot of great fond to scrape up!). Add this to the Crock-Pot when beginning to take on a syrupy texture.
7

Add beans to Crock-Pot. Turn Crock-Pot to low and cover. Allow to simmer for 2-4 hours, until thick and delicious. Add salt and pepper to taste (don't add salt previous to this step!).
8

Serve hot, topped with cheese and sour cream. Served on top of Fritos, it's a killer Frito Pie. Served with cornbread, it's an incredible meal that will warm body and soul in wintertime.