Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Best Chili You Will Ever Taste

The title of this post is actually the title of the recipe as it's posted on recipezaar.com, not my assertion. I was intrigued by this chili recipe because it contains coffee and cocoa so I had been wanting to try it for quite awhile. I finally made it last weekend, and it actually was really delicious, except for one key flaw: I realize now that I really don't like sirloin in my chili. I just don't like the texture of it and prefer only ground beef instead. So I would definitely make this again but without the sirloin.

(I'm posting the recipe as it was written, but when I made it I halved it and I didn't include the chili peppers.)

2 teaspoons oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb lean ground beef
3/4 lb beef sirloin, cubed
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 can dark beer
1 cup strong coffee
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 can beef broth
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons chili sauce
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon salt
4 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
4 chili peppers, chopped
  1. Heat oil.
  2. Cook onions, garlic and meat until brown.
  3. Add tomatoes, beer, coffee, tomato paste and beef broth.
  4. Add spices Stir in 2 cans of kidney beans and peppers.
  5. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Add 2 remaining cans of kidney beans and simmer for another 30 minutes.

2 comments:

Kimberly Miskiewicz said...

I made this chili and my family and friends loved it. We gave it a 5/5. I looked for the recipe on Recipezar though and couldn't find it there. Are you sure that is where the original recipe came from? I would like to add it to my online cookbook of 5-star recipes. http://delicious.com/Kimberly.5.star.recipes Thanks! Kimberly

My name is Heather. said...

Hi Kimberly,
Yep, I just checked and the recipe is there. Try to follow this link:

http://www.recipezaar.com/The-Best-Chili-You-Will-Ever-Taste-73166

Thanks for the comment. I will check out your site!

Heather