Block Party Chili

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 tablespoons chilies, powdered (pure chiles, not a mix)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder (fresh)
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed, toasted and ground
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, toasted and ground
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered de arbol chiles or 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 lbs lean beef, coarse-ground (chili-grind)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans (lucks if you can find it)
• water, to correct consistency
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice

Recipe

• 1 the chile powder can be purchased (mccormicks sells an ancho powder)or made at home using equal weights of anchos and guajillo dried peppers. stem and deseed them and roast in a 300 f oven or indirectly on the grill. roast the anchos for 8 minutes and the guajillos for 4 minutes. cool and grind in a blender to a fine powder.
• 2 roast the corriander and cumin in a medium hot skillet for 3 or 4 minutes until the spices are fragrant. grind them to a powder in a blender or mortar and pestle.
• 3 mix the spices and divide into 3 parts.
• 4 cook the ground chuck until it's gray and drain the grease.
• 5 cook the onion until transparent and add the garlic. cook about 1 minute longer.
• 6 add the onion to the beef and add the tomatoes, bouillion cube and enough water to cover.
• 7 add the first portion of spices.
• 8 cook for 1 hour addling water if needed.
• 9 add the second portion of spices.
• 10 add the beans and lime juice.
• 11 cook for 30 more minutes.
• 12 add the last of the spices and cook for 15 more minutes adding water if needed.
• 13 taste and add salt and cayenne as needed.