Hard

Best Damn Chili

Total Time
2h 42m
51m prep · 111m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
2 views
🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ✡️ Kosher

This is my best chili recipe. After years of adjusting recipes that were either too spicy or too mild, everyone loves this. Even my fiancée who hates chili.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion , chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper , chopped
  • 1 Anaheim chile pepper , chopped
  • 2 reds jalapeno pepper , chopped
  • 4 garlics cloves , minced
  • 2.5 pounds lean ground beef
  • 0.25 cups Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch garlic powder , or to taste
  • 2 beefs bouillon cubes
  • 1 , 12 fluid ounce
  • 1 , 28 ounce
  • 1 , 14.5 ounce
  • 1 , 12 ounce
  • 0.5 cups white wine
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper sauce
  • 2.5 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1.5 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 2 , 16 ounce
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook , scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.

  6. 6

    Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture. Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, salt, oregano, and black pepper.

  7. 7

    Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  8. 8

    Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes more.

  9. 9

    Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

  10. 10

    Serve hot and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

🍳

Want to cook this?

Open in the PantryLink app to scale servings, check your pantry stock, and generate a shopping list.

Sign In to Save Recipe Create Free Account

Prefer a printed copy? Use our print-friendly view with adjustable servings and font size.

Open Print View