Delicious Three Meat Texas Chili

I love chili and one of my favorites is three meat Texas chili. Texas chili is unique in that it doesn’t contain any beans. Instead you have a meat based chili that is made with bacon, steak and ground beef and a delicious mix of paprika, ancho chili, and chipotle chili. If you have never eaten Texas chili you need to give this recipe a try. I guarantee you will love it.

Ingredients:
3 cups beef broth
4 strips center cut bacon
1 pound ground beef
1 pound chuck steak
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 medium onion
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 large garlic cloves
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tbsp. ancho chili
1 tbsp. chipotle chili
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 tsp oregano

Directions:

1. Cook ground beef in your pot, don’t break up the ground beef too small. It is nice to have larger chunks of ground beef. When the ground beef is done cooking remove it and place in a bowl.
2. While the ground beef is cooking cut up your onion and set aside in a bowl.
3. Cut up the steak into 1 inch pieces that would fit on your spoon when eating the chili.
4. Cut up the bacon into small pieces.
5. Cook the bacon in your pot and cook until browned, but not crisp. Remove cook bacon and place in bowl with ground beef.
6. Cook onions in the pot with the bacon grease. Cook until translucent, but before removing the onions add in your chopped garlic and cook for 30 seconds with your onions. Remove the onions and garlic and add to your bowl of ground beef.
7. Add your steak to the remaining bacon grease and sear your steak in the same pot that you cooked your onions in.
8. Add the beef broth to your seared steak.
9. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to the pot.
10. Add your salt, pepper, brown sugar, cumin, paprika, ancho chili, and chipotle chili to the pot.
11. Add cinnamon stick and bay leaves. Cover and let simmer on low for 2 – 2 1/2 hours.
12. When done cooking stir in the oregano, remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick and serve.
13. Serve with cheddar cheese, sour cream, jalapenos, and Frito chips.
14. Enjoy.