Pictures
Chili Ingredients
Browning the Meat
Cooking the Onions
Adding the Peppers
More Peppers
Mixing it Up
Garlic
Simmering with Beer
Reduced
Adding the Spices
Tomato Paste
Mixing
All Mixed Up
Adding the Meat Back In
Adding the Diced Tomatoes
Adding the Tomato Sauce
Adding Beef Broth
Adding Black Beans
All in the Pot
Stirring
Boiling
For Thickening
Adding the Cornmeal to the Chili Broth
Stirring
Adding Back into the Pot
Stirring it Up
Boiling Pot o' Chili
Bowl o' Chili
Finishing Touches
Jenna’s Beef Chili
2 pounds beef stew meat
2 tablespoons canola oil
5 whole jalapenos, minced
2 whole habanero chile, minced
1 whole onion, chopped
1 whole bell pepper, chopped
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 12 ounce bottle beer
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, chopped
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 8 ounce can tomato paste
2 14 ounce cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
7 cups low sodium beef broth
2 15 ounce cans canned black beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup cornmeal
Heat a large pot over high heat. Add beef to pan; saute 5 to 10 minutes, turning to cook on all sides. Remove from pan.
Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add jalapenos, habeneros, onions, and bell pepper ;saute 8 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
Add garlic; saute 1 minutes, stirring constantly.
Stir in beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid almost evaporates, stirring occasionally.
Stir in spices and tomato paste. Cook 1 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add beef, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tneder, stirring occasionally.
Remove 1/2 to 1 cup of liquid and mix in cornmeal. Return to pot and let cook for a t least 15 more minutes or until you are ready to eat.
NOTES- Usually I make this chili with chicken, but they had a good deal on stew meat at the market so I thought why not! I had not habaneros so I used extra jalapenos and added a few serranos for good measure. I like chili because you can just throw in anything you want and change it up as you see fit. This is a spicy chili. You have been warned!