Beer Chili Con Carne
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 large onions
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 lbs stew meat
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
- 0.5 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/4 ounces dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup of crushed corn tortilla chips
- Chop onion and garlic, and cook over medium-low heat in 2 TB of oil until translucent. Remove.
- Sprinkle stew meat with Worcestershire sauce and coat in flour. Add to pan, with remaining oil and cook over medium-high heat until edges are brown; remove.
- Deglaze pan with chicken stock, and add chocolate to melt. Add beer (slowly! It may foam a bit), chipotle peppers in adobo, tomatoes, onions, garlic, meat and spices.
- Stir, cover, and let simmer on low for 4 hours.
- Add crushed tortillas to thicken sauce.
- Stir in beans and allow to simmer an additional 2 hours.
- Refrigerate overnight. Reheat and serve.
olive oil, onions, garlic, stew meat, worcestershire sauce, flour, tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, chipotle chiles, beef stock, oregano, chili powder, ground black pepper, kosher salt, ground cumin, chocolate, corn tortilla chips
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beer-chili-con-carne-230063 (may not work)