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Guinness Chili (serves around 8-10 depending on hunger and serving size) (cook time: 1.5 - 1.75 hours)

2T extra virgin olive oil
2 vidalia onions, chopped
3-4 large cloves of garlic, minced
1 to 1.5 lbs lean ground beef (leaner the better)
1 lb very lean sirloin, trimmed and cubed
1 14oz can peeled/diced tomatoes with juice
1 12oz can/bottle of Guinness
1 c strong brewed coffee (Starbucks Gold Coast Blend tastes the best, so far)
2 6oz cans tomato paste
1 14oz can beef broth
1/2 c packed light brown sugar
3.5T chili powder
1T cumin seeds
1t dried oregano
1t ground cayenne pepper
1t ground coriander (I use a mortar and pestle on coriander seeds and sift out the hulls for taste)
1t unsweetened cocoa powder
1.5t salt
1 15oz can each kidney, pinto, garbanzo and black beans
4 fresh, hot chili peppers, seeded and chopped

Heat oil in large soup pot over Medium heat. Cook meat, onions and garlic for 10 minutes (or until meat is well browned and onions are tender). Mix in tomatoes with juice, beer, coffee, tomato paste and broth. Season with brown sugar and spices. Stir in half of the beans and all of the chili peppers. Reduce heat to low, simmer 90 minutes. Stir in rest of beans (I add another 1T of sriracha here), simmer 30 minutes to 45 minutes until beans are softened (stir about every 10-15min).

Couple of notes:
~I drain the meat and onions prior to adding liquids to get rid of some of the fat.
~Typically replace one of the peppers with 1.5T sriracha sauce when cooking the meat.
~To decrease heat, use poblanos and Anaheims. I use jalapenos, scotch bonnets and habaneros.
~If it looks thin, I dissolve 1t cornstarch in 2t water and add to chile, cook 2 min, stirring constantly.
~Can be made using ground turkey, but doesn't taste as good. Never tried it with tofu crumbles.
~If I'm not going to serve with salty tortilla chips, I add two pinches of kosher salt with the second addition of beans and stir well.
~~Orig recipe calls for four cans of kidney beans. I like variation so I mix the four cans of different beans in a bowl and divide for the additions to the recipe. Have also used four cans of organic three bean (kidney, pinto and garbanzo) salad, but I like the black beans in there, too.

Tastes great with a Guinness (surprise) and some Tostitos Scoops. Serve with some sharp cheddar on top (some like a little sour cream, too) in a thick bowl. People chase me around work making funny "happy lady noises" when I bring this in. Awesome.

Initially found this on the internet and tweaked the heck out of it to get it to my heat and seasoning preferences.

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