# Ten Trick Chilli

A chili recipe that combines ten popular chili tricks, including coffee, dark chocolate, fish sauce, beer, cinnamon, a mix of chilies, fire-roasted tomatoes, dried mushrooms, soy sauce, and apple butter, plus a bonus eleventh trick.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in a pot.
2. Add chopped onions, red peppers, and salt to the beef and cook.
3. Add minced garlic to the mixture and continue cooking.
4. Toast dried chili peppers in a pan.
5. Remove stems and seeds from the toasted chili peppers.
6. Grind the dried chili peppers into a powder.
7. Combine the chili powder with cumin, oregano, and cocoa powder in a bowl.
8. Chop canned chipotle peppers.
9. Add the prepared chili powder mix, chopped chipotle peppers, and sambal to the beef mixture.
10. Deglaze the pot with dark beer (Guinness).
11. Pour a strong cup of coffee into the chili.
12. Add fire-roasted tomatoes to the pot.
13. Add red kidney beans to the chili.
14. Grind dried porcini mushrooms and add them to the chili.
15. Add a cinnamon stick to the chili.
16. Add soy sauce to the chili.
17. Add fish sauce to the chili.
18. Add apple butter to the chili.
19. Add chocolate chips to the chili.
20. Let the chili simmer low and slow for about an hour.
21. Optionally, let the chili sit overnight in the fridge and reheat it the next day for better flavor.
22. Grate cheddar cheese.
23. Chop scallions.
24. Serve the chili in a bowl and top with grated cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, and a dollop of sour cream.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- coffee grinder
- bowl
- strainer
- grater

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRBS9LikW-L/?igsh=MTlha2V1d3pyYW9hZw==
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- Extracted: 2025-11-14

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