Best Damn Chili

Submitted by AmyZoe

"I found this on allrecipes.com courtesy of Danny Jaye. It's quite good, but I thought it had way too much meat compared to beans so I ended up adding 3 additional cans of red kidney beans, rinsed and drained. I added the brown sugar, but if I made it again I would leave it out completely. I just prefer sweet tastes to be in desserts. Serving size is estimated."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 28
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 anaheim chili, chopped
• 2 red jalapeno chiles, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef (I used sausage)
• 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch garlic powder, to taste
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 12 ounces light beer
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 14 1⁄2 ounces fire-roasted tomatoes
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chipotle hot sauce
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 32 ounces dark red kidney beans (I rinsed and drained although recipe wasn't specific)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin

directions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.
3. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add worcestershire sauce and garlic powder.
4. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.
5. Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture.
6. Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, oregano, and black pepper.
7. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes.
9. Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.