Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Chili

Chili.

You can cook Chili using 40 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chili

1. It's of Chile paste.
2. Prepare 5 of dried ancho or pasilla chiles.
3. Prepare 4 of dried guajillo or NM chiles.
4. It's 3 of dried cascabel/puya/other hot red chiles.
5. You need 4 cups of chicken stock.
6. You need 1 cup of porter.
7. Prepare 2 Tbsp of whole cumin.
8. Prepare 1 Tbsp of whole coriander.
9. It's 1 Tbsp of whole black pepper.
10. It's 2 of whole cloves.
11. It's 1 of whole star anise.
12. It's 5 cloves of garlic.
13. You need 1 Tbsp of oregano.
14. Prepare 1 of Bou beef bouillon cube.
15. You need 2 Tbsp of tomato paste.
16. It's 4 of anchovies.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of marmite.
18. Prepare 1 shot of espresso (or 1 Tbsp ground coffee).
19. It's 1 Tbsp of cocoa or unsweetened chocolate.
20. Prepare 1 Tbsp of soy sauce.
21. It's 1 Tbsp of fish sauce.
22. You need of Chili base.
23. Prepare 2-3 lbs of beef chuck, coarse ground.
24. Prepare 1 of large onion, diced.
25. It's 2-3 of jalapeno or serrano chiles, diced.
26. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
27. Prepare of Beans.
28. Prepare 1 lb of dried dark red kidney beans.
29. Prepare 28 oz of crushed tomatoes.
30. You need 1/4 cup of cider vinegar.
31. You need 1/4 cup of whiskey.
32. Prepare 2 Tbsp of hot sauce.
33. You need 2 Tbsp of brown sugar.
34. You need of Garnishes.
35. Prepare of Green onions.
36. You need of Cilantro.
37. You need of Avocado.
38. It's of Shredded cheddar.
39. You need of Sour cream.
40. You need of Corn bread.

Chili step by step

1. Begin the day before by soaking the dried beans in salted water overnight..
2. De stem and seed the dried chiles..
3. Tear the chiles and put them in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Toast the chiles until they're fragrant..
4. Add 2 cups of stock, the porter, and bring to a simmer. Cover and remove from heat to steep..
5. Place the whole spices in a small skillet and toast over medium heat until fragrant..
6. While the spices are toasting add the steeped chiles and their liquid along with the rest of the chile paste ingredients to a blender. When the spices have toasted either grind them in a spice mill, or add them directly to the blender. Blend on high until a smooth paste forms adding stock as necessary to keep the mix blending..
7. Grind your chuck on the most coarse plate. If you dont grind your own ask the butcher to coarsely grind it for you..
8. Heat a Tbsp of neutral oil in a large (6 qt will work, but 8 is better) Dutch oven or pot over high heat. Sear the beef in batches, removing the batches to a separate bowl. Make sure to evaporate any liquid in between batches..
9. Drain the grease, and return 2 Tbsp of oil to the pot..
10. Over medium heat, saute the onions and jalapenos. Add a few heavy pinches of salt..
11. Add the chile paste and saute until sputtering..
12. Add the reserved beef, bay leaves, and any unused stock. Simmer on low for 1 hour until the beef is tender, adding water if necessary to prevent burning..
13. Meanwhile, drain the beans and add them to a medium pot. Cover with water and add 2 Tbsp salt. Bring to a bare simmer and cook for 1 hours until the beans are creamy and tender..
14. When the beans are done, drain them and add them to the chile base along with the crushed tomatoes, cider vinegar, whiskey, hot sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened ~30 min..
15. Serve in deep bowls with your garnishes of choice..

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