Ingredients
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1 (96 ounce) can black beans or 3 cups uncooked dried black beans
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3 lbs raw ground beef
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1 lb beef jerky, shredded
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1/2 cup fresh garlic, chopped
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8 small green bell peppers, diced
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2 cups chili sauce, in can
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2 cups tomato paste
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2 quarts beef stock or 2 quarts chicken stock
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1 tablespoon mild chili powder
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1 tablespoon cumin
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kosher salt, to taste (because you get saltiness from the beef jerky)
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1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
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2 cups smoked mozzarella cheese or 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
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1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
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2 large yellow onions, diced
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2 chipotle peppers, from can chopped (note very spicy)
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in large skillet or dutch oven.
- Drain off fat from ground beef.
- Return beef to same pan and add diced onions.
- Saute for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add garlic, jerky and green bell peppers.
- Carmelize vegetables.
- Add tomato paste and deglaze with beef or chicken stock.
- Add chili sauce and then remaining ingredients except for the cilantro.
- Simmer on medium low heat for one hour or until all seasonings are fully incorporated into the chili.
- Season chili to taste at the end and take off the heat and add the fresh chopped cilantro.
- You want to try to keep the cilantro as green as possible.
- Serve the chili with shredded smoked mozzarella cheese or Monterey Jack.
- Note: Use very little salt in chili since you will get most of your needed salt from the jerky.
- Also, keep in mind that chipotle peppers are very spicy and you need just a little bit.
- Another suggestions: The chili could be served with fried tortilla chips or warm flour tortillas or flat bread would be nice as well.