Beer Chili Con Carne

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 large onions
• 6 garlic cloves
• 2 lbs stew meat
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 0.5 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
• 1 cup beef stock
• 2 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 1/4 ounces dark chocolate
• 1/4 cup of crushed corn tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 chop onion and garlic, and cook over medium-low heat in 2 tb of oil until translucent. remove.
• 2 sprinkle stew meat with worcestershire sauce and coat in flour. add to pan, with remaining oil and cook over medium-high heat until edges are brown; remove.
• 3 deglaze pan with chicken stock, and add chocolate to melt. add beer (slowly! it may foam a bit), chipotle peppers in adobo, tomatoes, onions, garlic, meat and spices.
• 4 stir, cover, and let simmer on low for 4 hours.
• 5 add crushed tortillas to thicken sauce.
• 6 stir in beans and allow to simmer an additional 2 hours.
• 7 refrigerate overnight. reheat and serve.