Award Winning Chili

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 6 lbs .beef stew meat, cubed into 1/2 inch squares
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 medium jalapeno peppers, chopped and seeded
• 4 medium poblano peppers, chopped and seeded
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped and seeded
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped and seeded
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bulb chopped garlic
• 3 dried ancho chiles, seeded and chopped
• 2 dried chilies, negros seeded and chopped
• 3 dried chilies, new mexico chopped and seeded (red new mexico hatch chilies)
• 5 tablespoons standard chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
• 1 tablespoon beef base
• 2 cups water or 2 cups beer
• 28 ounces canned chopped tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 saute meat, in olive oil, until browned.
• 2 drain the meat.
• 3 add all the peppers, onions, garlic and spices.
• 4 saute for 15 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
• 5 mix the beef base with the water or beer and add to the beef and vegetable mixture.
• 6 simmer on low for about half an hour.
• 7 add tomatoes and continue to simmer until the meat is very tender.