Texas Chili Recipe

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients

2 pounds coarse ground beef, 80/20 or chuck (also called chili grind)

vegetable oil (as needed)

2 cups yellow onions (chopped)

2 tablespoons garlic, (minced)

3 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons ground cumin

1 tablespoon smoked paprika

1 tablespoon oregano

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 bay leaves

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 heaping tablespoon Better than Bouillon - beef flavor

1 (12-ounce) bottle amber ale beer

1 cup water

2 tablespoons masa

cheddar cheese (shredded)

sour cream

red onions (chopped)

jalapeno (sliced)

Directions

Make Chili:

In a 6-quart saucepan, over medium-high heat, brown the beef crumbling as it browns, in batches so as not to crowd the pan. Remove the browned meat (2 pounds) to a paper towel-lined plate.

Remove all but 1/4 cup of the fat in the pan, if there's not 1/4 cup fat, add vegetable oil, as needed. Add the onion (2 cups) and cook, on medium, stirring occasionally, until browned and soft, about 10-12 minutes.

Stir in garlic (2 tablespoons), chili powder (3 tablespoons), cumin (2 tablespoons), smoked paprika (1 tablespoon), and oregano (1 tablespoon) and cook, stirring constantly so as not to burn the spices, until the spices are fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.

Return the browned beef to the saucepan and add the salt (2 teaspoons), pepper (2 teaspoons), bay leaves (2), crushed tomatoes (1 can), tomato paste (3 tablespoons), Better than Bouillon (1 heaping tablespoon), 3/4 cup of the amber ale beer and 1/3 a cup of water and simmer 20 minutes.

Add the remaining 3/4 cup of beer, another 2/3 cup of water, and masa (2 tablespoons) and simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chili is thick.

Serve with any toppings you like.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 /6 of the recipe
• Calories: 464 kcal
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 9 g
• Cholesterol: 102 mg
• Sodium: 1485 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 29 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 14 g
• Protein: 33 g