This recipe will making you a chili making God or Goddess. Or at the very least extremely popular with your friends.

I’ve shared this recipe on the blog before, but it was when GrillGrrrl was in it’s early days, when all 5 of you were reading it. My co-worker just won a Chili cookoff with my recipe, so I just had to share with you all in case it might help you win too!

This is a really hearty chili as it includes using a dark beer such as Guinness or a porter. Combined with black beans, sirloin meat and the kick of chipotle peppers and you have a real winner on your hands.

1. 2 tblsp olive oil
2. large yellow onion, chopped
3. 1 red or green pepper, chopped
4. 5 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
5. 5-6 garlic cloves, minced
6. 1 lb ground sirloin or a higher end meat. (I just feel that the chili is better with a leaner higher grade beef but this can be up to you)
7. 2 to 3 tblsp chili powder
8. 2 tsp sea salt
9. 2 to 3 tsp ground cumin
10. t tsp freshly ground black pepper
11. 1/4 tsp dried basil
12. 1 12 oz. bottle Guinness or another dark beer
13. 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
14. 1 28 oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes (try hunt’s or rotel)
15. 2 tblsp tomato paste
16. 2 (14. 0z) chicken or beef broth
17. 1 bay leaf
18. 2 15 oz. black beans

Garnished: Fritos (as stated above) pepper jack cheese and sour cream

Preparation:
Heat oil in a big sauce pan or a dutch oven over medium heat; add onion. Reduce heat to low, and cook the onion 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add bell pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add chipotle peppers and garlic, cook one minute. Add beef and next 5 ingredients. Stir in beer and simmer about 2 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to medium to medium low. Simmer, uncovered, 30-40 minutes. Add beans, stir, and continue to simmer until liquid has reduced slightly and the chili has become thicker. (After adding beans, I usually simmer another 30-45 minutes).

You will have seconds, possibly thirds. Do you have a #winning Chili recipe? Let’s hear it- I love trying out different chili recipes!

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