Dave "The Cooker's" Chili

This chili has great flavor with medium heat. It's best when made the day before, refrigerated overnight, and then reheated over medium heat until it begins to simmer again.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 296 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 6 bay leaves
• 1 cup diced roasted red peppers
• 1 tablespoon chili-lime seasoning (such as Tajin®)
• 1 pound beef top sirloin, diced
• 1 pound pork butt, diced
• 1 pinch chili-lime seasoning (such as Tajin®)
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lager-style beer
• ¼ cup chili powder (such as Gebhardt®)
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, drained and rinsed (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine beef and pork in a large skillet over medium-high heat; season with 1 pinch chili-lime seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until meat is evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir beef-pork mixture into onion mixture; add diced tomatoes with juice, beer, tomato sauce, roasted red peppers, water, tomato paste, chili powder, 1 tablespoon chili-lime seasoning, cumin, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves.

Step 4

Bring tomato-meat mixture to a boil, add chili beans, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, at least 2 hours.