Mad Scientist Chili

Whipped this up from scratch with ingredients around my home at 2am. Was deemed a mad scientist by my girlfriend who saw me meticulously working away in the kitchen in the middle of the night. Hence the name. Warning: do not eat if you can't take extreme heat.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 393 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, diced
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 3 stalks green onions, chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (29 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 8 fluid ounces IPA beer
• 5 peppers habanero peppers, minced
• 3 peppers serrano chile peppers, chopped
• 2 peppers Anaheim chile peppers, chopped
• 1 Hungarian hot pepper, finely chopped
• 1 Carolina reaper pepper, minced
• 1 tablespoon black garlic powder
• 1 drop pure capsaicin extract
• 2 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Brown ground beef and chicken in a large skillet until chicken is no longer pink in the center and beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain grease and transfer meat mixture to a large pot.

Step 2

Add tomato sauce, crusted tomatoes, water, beer, all chile peppers, onion, bell pepper, green onions, garlic, pepper flakes, chili powder, cayenne, garlic powder, and capsaicin to the meat mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.

Step 3

Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.

Step 4

Chop bacon and combine with chili beans in a large bowl; set aside until meat-pepper mixture has simmered for a full hour.

Step 5

Add bacon-bean mixture to the pot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 more hour.