# Smoked Chocolate Chili

This smoked chocolate chili recipe is guaranteed to make your tummy happy and keep you warm on a cold winter night, featuring tender beef and a rich, smoky chocolate sauce.

- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3.5 lbs chuck steak
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 12 oz can diced tomatoes
- 16 oz can tomato sauce
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- garlicky BBQ seasoning
- butter
- 1 cup water
- shredded cheddar cheese
- sour cream
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Fire up the Weber Searwood to 430 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut chuck steak into chunks.
3. Dust the chuck steak with Kay's Best Garlicky BBQ seasoning.
4. Add butter to a large cast iron pot.
5. Add diced sweet onion and diced red bell pepper to the pot.
6. Add ground beef to the pot with the vegetables.
7. Break up the ground beef as it cooks.
8. Add 5 cloves of fresh garlic to the pot.
9. Add a can of diced tomatoes to the pot.
10. Let the mixture cook.
11. Install the griddle insert.
12. Sear the seasoned beef chunks on the griddle insert until browned.
13. Add the seared beef chunks to the pot with the cooked mixture.
14. Add 2 tablespoons of cacao powder to the pot.
15. Add cayenne pepper to the pot.
16. Add chili powder to the pot.
17. Add water to the pot.
18. Mix all ingredients together in the pot.
19. Close the grill and let the chili simmer and smoke for 3 to 3.5 hours.
20. Serve the chili hot.
21. Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- Weber Searwood
- large cast iron pot
- griddle insert

## Tips

- The longer you cook it, the tastier and more tender it will be.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DS2JkLXMz/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/60d8de12-800f-4952-9a7a-c41befb88af8
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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