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Smoked Vegetable Meat Chili

Smoking the vegetables adds a depth of flavor that is not achieved by just sauteing them in a pan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Soak Peppers1 day
Total Time1 day 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 507kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs. Ground beef
  • 4-5 Guajillo Peppers Dried
  • 3 Poblano Peppers
  • 3 Jalapeno Peppers
  • 1 Bell Pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • 4 Cloves Garlic
  • 6 Roma Tomatoes
  • 56 Oz. Canned Tomatoes Whole
  • 6 Oz Tomato Paste
  • 1 Tbs. Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Tsp Onion Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Cumin
  • 1/4 Tsp Chili Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Chipotle Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Dried Cilantro
  • 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 12 Oz Beer
  • 31 Oz Kidney Beans 2 cans
  • Salt to Taste

Instructions

  • Soak the Guajillo peppers several hours until they plump a bit.
  • Cut up and seed all the peppers
  • Cut and Seed your Roma tomatoes
  • Smoke the peppers, the Roma tomatoes, and the garlic at a low temperature for 1 hour.
  • Gather your ingredients
  • Chop (roughly) and sweat out the onions in a bit of olive oil.
  • Process the garlic, Guajillo peppers, onion and tomato paste together in a food processor or with an immersion blender.
  • Chop up all the smoked veggies.
  • Brown the meat.
  • Mix all the ingredients together including the spices, except for the beer and the beans.
  • Simmer on low stirring and paying attention you do not want it to burn or stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • Once it has been cooking for about 1 hour add the beer.
  • Taste the chili in the next 30 minutes to see how your spices are doing, if you think you need to add more you can do so at this time.
  • If it is too spicy (it should not be) you can simply add more canned tomatoes
  • Once you have the spices where you like them go ahead and add the beans and cook for 30 minutes more.

Notes

Variation Without Smoke: Blister the peppers over an open flame or grill 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 594mg | Potassium: 1776mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2393IU | Vitamin C: 88mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 9mg