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Award Winning Chili Recipe

This award-winning chili recipe will help you crush the competition. The next office potluck is going to have a new champion crowned!
Cuisine American
Keyword Chili
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Equipment

  • Instapot
  • Food Processor or Blender

Ingredients

Chili Base

  • ½ Large Yellow Onion Diced
  • ½ Large Poblano De-seeded and Diced
  • 1 Jalapeno De-Seeded and Diced
  • 1 De-hydrated Guajillo Chili De-Seeded and re-hydrated in a small bowl of warm water.
  • cup Chili Powder
  • 2 TBS Ground Cumin
  • 2 TBS Kosher Salt
  • 1 TBS Oregano
  • 1 TBS Garlic Powder

Chili Body

  • 1 pound Ground Chuck
  • ½ pound Mexican Chorizo
  • ½ pound Chopped Sirloin
  • ½ Large Yellow Onion Diced
  • ½ Large Poblano De-seeded and Diced
  • ½ cup Beef Stock
  • ½ cup Chicken Stock
  • 28 oz Can of Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
  • 16 oz Can of Kidney Beans Calm down Texans, this is optional.
  • 2 TBS Tomato Paste
  • 1 TBS Minced Garlic
  • 1 TBS Hot Sauce I like Crystals.

Instructions

  • Combine all the Chili Base ingredients into a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth.
  • Set Instapot to sautee and add in chorizo and ground chuck until browned. A potato masher works well to break up the ground meat.  If you don't have an Instapot a Dutch Oven will work as well.
  • Removed meat and set aside
  • Add in chopped sirloin and saute until browned
  • Removed meat and set aside
  • Add in remaining onion and poblano and saute until lightly browned.
  • Add in minced garlic, tomato paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, chicken and beef stock.
  • Add Chili Base we created earlier.
  • Splash in the hot sauce.
  • Add in kidney beans if you're not from Texas.
  • Stir the pot.
  • Attach lid and pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.
  • Ladle out chili into a bowl and finish with your favorite toppings.
  • Collect that Plastic Trophy from your co-workers and bask in your accomplishment.

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