Chili I

Here's a chili recipe you'll love, combining ground beef and cubed top sirloin. Other ingredients include beer, strong-brewed coffee, unsweetened cocoa powder and ground cumin.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 532 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
• 4 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• ¾ pound beef sirloin, cubed
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle dark beer
• 3 ½ tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 4 fresh hot chile peppers, seeded and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onions, garlic, ground beef and cubed sirloin in oil for 10 minutes, or until the meat is well browned and the onions are tender.

Step 2

Mix in the diced tomatoes with juice, dark beer, coffee, tomato paste and beef broth. Season with brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, cocoa powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, coriander and salt. Stir in 2 cans of the beans and hot chile peppers. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.

Step 3

Stir in the 2 remaining cans of beans, and simmer for another 30 minutes.