Knock the Chill Off Your Bones Chili

   With fall setting in and winter around the corner, I wanted to make something that will not only warm you up, but make one know they are alive. This chili definitely warms the stomach, and with a bit of heat, can make you cry for more. It's taken a while, cannibalizing recipe ideas, but this is my "Knock the Chill Off Your Bones Chili". You can see me make it, step by step, here!

Knock the Chill Off

Your Bones Chili

• 2 lbs. Ground Meat
• 2 Yellow Onions
• 2 cans Rotel
• 7 Slices of Bacon, chopped into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 Serrano Peppers, seeded and diced
• 2 Jalapeños, seeded and diced
• 1 Square Semi-sweet Chocolate
• 2 Chipotle Peppers with Adobo Sauce, pureed
• 2 Poblano Peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 28oz. Can of Crushed Tomatoes
• 3 Garlic Cloves, Minced
• 2 Tbs. Cumin
• 1 Tbs. Oregano
• 4 Tbs. Chili Powder
• 1 Bottle of Beer, I used Fat Tire
• 1 Can of Red, Black, or Pinto Beans, rinsed
• 1 Tsp. Beef Concentrate

Directions

1. Crisp up bacon in a dutch oven or large stock pot, and set to the side
2. Brown ground beef in bacon grease. Drain and set aside.
3.  In clean dutch oven, add some vegetable oil and heat it up to medium. 
4. Add onions, serrano, jalapeno, and poblano peppers, cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
5. Add garlic, stir for 30 seconds.
6. Add powdered spices and stir, let them become aromatic. 
7. Add ground beef, combine.
8. Add beer and chipotle peppers, simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Add crushed tomatoes, Rotel, bacon, and beef concentrate. Let simmer for 1 hour.
10. Add beans and block of chocolate, and continue simmering for 45 minutes, to an hour, or until the consistency is where you want it. 
11. Garnish with shredded cheddar and sour cream. Enjoy!