Deb's Smoky Chocolate Lime Chili

• 3 dry chili peppers, of your choice
• 4 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 4 -5 slices cooked bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• water or beef broth, if needed
• 5 -6 strong dashes of your favorite liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 17 -20 fresh green beans, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 17 -20 fresh wax beans, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 12 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 1 (4 ounce) canof chipotles with adobo sauce, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 12 cup chili sauce (Heinz brand)
• 1 12 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 -3 cups tomatoes (you can use any kind of bottled or canned tomato, just make sure they are chopped or mashed)
• 1 (19 ounce) can white kidney beans
• 1 (19 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 1 (19 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (optional)
• shredded monterey jack cheese
• sour cream
• lime-flavoured tortilla chips

1. 1.
2. Place chili peppers in hot water.
3. Let them sit to rehydrate while you assemble.
4. 2.
5. In a BIG Dutch oven, brown your ground beef over medium-high heat.
6. Drain fat.
7. With extra lean, there should be hardly any to drain.
8. 3.
9. Add bacon, onion, and garlic.
10. Stir well to incorporate.
11. Watch your heat so it doesn't burn.
12. If you start to get some really intense browning, add some water (maybe a dribble or two from the rehydrating peppers) or broth, reduce heat, and stir to deglaze.
13. Cook until onion is translucent.
14. 4.
15. Add smoke, salt, cumin, coriander, paprika, dried onion and garlic powder.
16. Stir well; stop and fully appreciate the incredible aroma :).
17. 5.
18. Add chopped beans, corn, fresh tomato, and lime juice & zest.
19. Stir well.
20. 6.
21. Add chipotles, tomato paste, tomato sauce and chili sauce.
22. Stir well.
23. Bring to a simmer.
24. Reduce heat to maintain a slow simmer.
25. 7.
26. Sprinkle cocoa powder over the top (I use a small metal sieve to ensure there are no lumps).
27. Add molasses and tomatoes.
28. Stir to incorporate.
29. 8.
30. Add all beans and mushrooms.
31. Stir gently to mix through.
32. Take one last appreciative breath of the lovely aroma, then cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
33. 9.
34. Serve with shredded Monterey Jack cheese, a dollop of sour cream and lime-flavoured tortilla chips.
35. Welcome to chili heaven :).

chili peppers, extra lean ground beef, bacon, onion, garlic, water, liquid smoke, salt, ground cumin, ground coriander, paprika, onion flakes, garlic, green beans, wax beans, corn kernels, tomatoes, lime, chipotles, tomato paste, tomato sauce, chili sauce, cocoa powder, molasses, tomatoes, white kidney beans, red kidney beans, black beans, mushrooms, cheese, sour cream, limeflavoured tortilla chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/debs-smoky-chocolate-lime-chili-409107 (may not work)