This chili con carne can be made in the slow cooker as well as stovetop or even in the oven! This chili is so full of flavor, you will never go back to your old chili!
Ingredients and Variations
Ingredients: Beef chuck roast, chicken bouillon, dried ancho peppers, dried mild guajillo peppers, dried chili de arbol peppers, onion, garlic, garlic powder, chicken bouillon, onion powder, ground cumin, Bay leaf, Mexican oregano oil, beer, water, salt and pepper.
Variations: Stew meat can be used or venison, hot chilis can be used instead of mild or leave out the chili de arbol for a more mild chili, beef broth can be used in place of beer.
Ingredients
3 lb beef chuck roast cut into cubes
2 1/2 medium onions,
6 dried ancho chili pods
2 dried chili de arbol * optional
8 dried guajillo chili pods
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp oil for frying meat
1 cup beer
2 cups water
1 tbsp Mexican oregano
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tsp jalapeƱo powder
1 tbsp kosher salt plus more as needed
2 Chicken bouillon cubs (knorr)
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- Toppings
Avocado
sour cream
shredded cheese
hot sauce
pickled jalapeƱos
tortilla chips
beans
chopped onions, white or green
Limes
Directions
- Sprinkle diced beef with 1 tbsp of Kosher salt and 1 tsp pepper, let set at room temp for 20 minutes. Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.
- I the meantime, toast the dried peppers over medium heat on a dry skillet about a minute and a half on each side. Remove from pan and let cool, toast the garlic clove and half an onion also.
- Once chili pods are cooled, pop of the tops removing all the seeds, Discard seeds and tops. Place chili pods, toasted onion and garlic in boiling water, cover and turn off heat, let steep for 15 minutes ( NO longer).
- Place reconstituted peppers, onions and garlic in a food processor of blender and puree with 1 cup of fresh water and 1 chickin bouillon cube. Discard steeping liquid from peppers (It is too biter to use).
- In A dutch oven or heavy pot place 2 tbspa oil and heat on medium-high, working in batches, sear beef cubes until browned not cooking all the way through, pull them out when browned. Dice 2 onions and put them into the pot after the meat comes out and cook 3 minutes until softened slightly, Add the beef back in with the beer and strain the peppers through fine wire mesh into the pot, add the rest of the seasonings plus salt and pepper to taste. Set on a low heat covered to simmer for 2 hours or place into a slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve with a side of beans and tortilla chips if desired. Add toppings!
