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Might just have to try this.

Beer, Bacon, Chocolate Chili Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb Bacon (chopped )
• 1.5 lb Sirloin tips (chopped into bite sized pieces)
• 1 – poblano pepper (seeded and chopped)
• 1 – fresh Fresno pepper (seeded and chopped) Feel free to sub your favorite pepper
• 1 – large onion (chopped)
• 28 ounce Crushed tomatoes
• 28 ounce Diced Tomatoes
• 2- 14.5 oz of your choice beans such as cannelloni, kidney beans, black beans, etc…
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1- 12 ounce bottle dark beer
• 1 ounce of unsweetened bakers chocolate chopped finely
• Salt to taste

Directions:

• Brown the diced bacon in a large pot
• Once bacon is crispy, remove it from the pot with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel covered plate
• Add meat to the bacon drippings and brown well.
• You may need to drain the meat in the middle of browning.
• Once the meat is brown, remove it from the pan and set aside.
• Add the peppers to the pot and cook until they start to brown, approximately 3 minutes.
• Add onions to the peppers and continue to brown until the onions just start to become translucent.
• Add the meat and bacon to the onions and peppers and brown for an additional 5 – 8 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes to the mixture and stir well.
• Over medium-high cook until the mixture just starts to boil.
• Add the beans to the pot and cook until it just starts to boil again.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and cook, again, until it just starts to boil.
• Add the beer to the pot, mix well, and bring to a boil, allow to boil for 30 seconds
• Stir in the chili powder and brown sugar.
• When the mixture JUST starts to boil again, stir in shaved chocolate
• Bring to a slow boil and salt to taste. Make sure not to over-salt, as flavors will develop as the chili simmers.
• The thickness of your chili depends on your ingredients, if your chili is too thin, add a teaspoon of tomato paste, stir, test thickness and repeat if needed.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cover and let simmer (stirring occasionally) for approximately 2 hours.
• Ladle chili into a bowl and sprinkle with your favorite toppings such as diced onions, shredded cheese, or sour cream