Barry's Chili 2.0
Author: Barry Martin
Even though the audience seemed pleased with my existing chili recipes, I decided to create a hybrid of the two and it turned out exceptionally well.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. ground beef
- 2 cups of water
- 2 cubes Knorr Beef Bouillon
- 10.5 oz. cans Beef Consommé
- 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
- (5) 16 oz cans Bush's Chili Beans in Medium Sauce
- ½ cup good quality chili powder
- 4 tablespoons granulated onion
- 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 Large cans skinned tomatoes (squash into mush)
- (1) 7.5 oz Can Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- 2 Large Poblano Peppers
- 2 Large Cubanelle Peppers
- 10 Red Chile Peppers
- 4 Hungarian Wax Chile Peppers
- 1 Packet of Ortega taco seasoning
- 4 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 4 Shots whiskey (The better the Whiskey, the better the flavor) - Grandad's Bonded 100 Proof
- 1 Bottle Newcastle Brown Ale
- ¼ Cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Brown ground beef thoroughly in skillet over medium high heat.
- Drain and add to large stock pot with water and 2 cubes of beef bouillon.
- Bring to a boil
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes
- In a bowl combine and mix into a paste: Beef Consommé, tomato sauce, ½ cup chili powder, granulated onion, granulated garlic, ground cumin and kosher salt
- Add mixture to stock pot.
- Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the beans, whiskey, beer, taco seasoning, minced garlic, brown sugar, and skinned, mashed tomatoes.
- Let that cook on medium for about an hour, stirring regularly.
- Cut all peppers (except Chipotles) into small pieces.
- Throw all the peppers (except Chipotles) into a frying pan and sauté them on very hot heat with a dab of oil for a minute.
- Pour the contents of the can of chipotles onto chopping board and chop into small pieces.
- Add pieces and the adobo sauce to stock pot.
- Mix all the peppers into the stock pot with everything else.
- Let this whole mixture stew in the stock pot for 3 to 4 hours over medium heat then reduce.
- Heat on low until ready to serve