House O' Fun Chili #1

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 poblano peppers, whole
• 3 lbs boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper, smoked
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 3 cups onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (12 ounce) cans whole canned tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon dried mexican oregano
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons chili powder (fresh)
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, diced
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, fresh chopped
• 6 tablespoons cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 put poblanos on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 6 minutes one side (or until charred), turn over and broil 4 minutes other side (or until charred). place poblanos in a zip-top plasic bag; seal. let stand 15 minutes. peel and cut chilis into 1-inch pieces. while poblanos are in the bag you have a handy place (foil lined cookie sheet) to work with on the next steps.
• 3 cook enough bacon in chili pot to create 2 tablespoons bacon drippings. remove bacon and drain drippings from pot, reserving 2 tablespoons of drippings.
• 4 heavily sprinkle beef cubes with salt and pepper; dredge in flour.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoon reserved bacon drippings, add half beef to pan; saute for 5 minutes, turning to brown all sides. remove meat from pan. repeat this step with remaining 1 tablespoon bacon drippings and meat.
• 6 reduce heat to medium. add onion to pan; cook 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. add garlic; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. return beef to pot.
• 7 add roughly torn whole peeled tomatoes and juice from can to pot. stir in tomato, oregano, cumin, and chili powder; bring to a simmer. cover and cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 8 stir in poblanos, simmer for 45 minutes or until beef is tender, stirring occasionally.
• 9 stir in chipotles, adobo sauce, and cilantro. sprinkle with cheese. serve.