Ten Trick Chilli
Directions
- 1Brown ground beef in a pot.
- 2Add chopped onions, red peppers, and salt to the beef and cook.
- 3Add minced garlic to the mixture and continue cooking.
- 4Toast dried chili peppers in a pan.
- 5Remove stems and seeds from the toasted chili peppers.
- 6Grind the dried chili peppers into a powder.
- 7Combine the chili powder with cumin, oregano, and cocoa powder in a bowl.
- 8Chop canned chipotle peppers.
- 9Add the prepared chili powder mix, chopped chipotle peppers, and sambal to the beef mixture.
- 10Deglaze the pot with dark beer (Guinness).
- 11Pour a strong cup of coffee into the chili.
- 12Add fire-roasted tomatoes to the pot.
- 13Add red kidney beans to the chili.
- 14Grind dried porcini mushrooms and add them to the chili.
- 15Add a cinnamon stick to the chili.
- 16Add soy sauce to the chili.
- 17Add fish sauce to the chili.
- 18Add apple butter to the chili.
- 19Add chocolate chips to the chili.
- 20Let the chili simmer low and slow for about an hour.
- 21Optionally, let the chili sit overnight in the fridge and reheat it the next day for better flavor.
- 22Grate cheddar cheese.
- 23Chop scallions.
- 24Serve the chili in a bowl and top with grated cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, and a dollop of sour cream.
Ingredients
- onions
- red pepper
- salt
- garlic
- whole dried chili peppers
- cumin
- oregano
- cocoa powder
- canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- sambal
- dark beer (Guinness)
- strong cup of coffee
- fire roasted tomatoes
- red kidney beans
- dried porcini mushrooms
- cinnamon stick
- soy sauce
- fish sauce
- apple butter
- chocolate chips
- cheddar cheese
- scallions
- sour cream
Equipment
potknifecutting boardpancoffee grinderbowlstrainergrater
Tips
- The secret eleventh trick is to let the chili sit overnight in the fridge and eat it the next day, as it will taste better.
- Diversify your heat by making chili powder from scratch with toasted whole dried chili peppers.
- Use canned chipotle peppers and sambal for fresh or fermented chili paste.
- Deglaze with a dark beer like Guinness.
- Add a strong cup of coffee for a common chili secret ingredient.
- Use fire-roasted tomatoes for a nice smoky flavor.
- Include dried porcini mushrooms for a savory touch.
- Add a cinnamon stick, soy sauce, fish sauce, apple butter, and chocolate chips.
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