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meat lover's chili

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Anthony Biegacki
@Anthony_Biegacki
Canfield, OH

Part of this recipe is devoted to my Grandpa Biegacki who loved making chili but would never share his recipe. The only way you knew some of the things he put in it was to look in the kitchen garbage. Seriously, this is the truth. That is how my Mom and I found out he put in V8 juice cause he would get up at 3 am to start making his secret chili recipes. Some of the recipe is my own flair. Hope this keeps you warm on a winter's night.

(3 ratings)
yield 15 servings at least
prep time 3 Hr 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For meat lover's chili

  • 2 lb
    beef cubes (the kind you use for stew)
  • 2 lb
    ground pork
  • 1
    whole roasted chicken
  • 4 can
    chili beans, medium sauce (bush's)
  • 2 bottle
    dark beer, (we used negra modelo)
  • 1/2
    container of v8 tomato juice
  • 1 pkg
    sofrito
  • 2 c
    jalapeno slices
  • 1
    vanilla bean, seeds
  • 2 can
    small of green chilies
  • 1 can
    chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 4 md
    serrano peppers, diced
  • 3 can
    diced tomatoes, basil, garlic and oregano seasoned
  • 2 can
    tamales, canned and chopped
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    chili 9000 (penzeys)
  • 1 Tbsp
    northwoods seasonings (penzeys)
  • 2 Tbsp
    ancho chili pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    paprika
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    cumin
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    onion salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp
    garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp
    cilantro, dried
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh minced garlic
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • salt for cooking beef
  • GARNISHES
  • cheddar cheese, shredded
  • sour cream

How To Make meat lover's chili

  • 1
    Ingredients used
  • 2
    Put your beef cubes into a crockpot with 3 tbsp of olive oil. Sprinkle the beef cubes with salt. Cook on a medium heat for 3 hours. In a skillet brown your pork in a tad bit of olive oil and drain it.
  • 3
    In an 8 quart pot add your cooked meats, beer, chili beans, diced tomato (whole cans), sliced jalapenos, can of chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, green chilies, V8 juice and sofrito sauce. Add your spices. Cook for 3 to 4 hours on medium to low heat and the longer it cooks the more flavorful it gets. About 20 minutes before taking off the heat add your deboned roasted chicken meat, tamales and vanilla bean seeds.
  • 4
    Serve up your chili and garnish with cheese and sour cream.
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