Here's the secret recipe for a chili that has won more than 12 chili contests. It's a steak and bean chili with (shhh!) cocoa powder and cola, among other things. There's bacon grease, but no bacon.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 45 mins
Total Time
2 hr 15 mins
Calories
305 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Place bacon grease into a large stainless steel soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir cubed round and sirloin steak meat in hot bacon grease until well browned, about 10 minutes. Pour in onion soup and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 7 minutes, stirring to dissolve any browned flavor bits from the bottom of the pot.
Step 2
Stir in kidney beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Step 3
Stir in cola, pepper sauce, and cocoa. Simmer until flavors blend, about 20 more minutes. Serve hot.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
3 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained
1 cup cola soft drink (such as Coke®)
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
1.5 cups onion soup, prepared from a packet of dry onion soup mix
0.25 cup bacon grease (see notes)
1.5 pounds boneless beef round steak, cut into 1/3-inch cubes
1.5 pounds beef sirloin steak, cut into 1/3-inch cubes
1 tablespoon yellow sport pepper sauce (such as Texas Petes's®)
