Chili With A Twist

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 (6 ounce) cans pinto beans (or a combination) or 4 (6 ounce) cans black beans (or a combination) or 4 (6 ounce) cans kidney beans (or a combination)
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped (can use other colors, or a combo)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder, can use more
• 2 -4 tablespoons mexican seasoning (or more)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree (i use progresso)
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (use more or less, it will control the heat, so remember -you can always add more of whatever you use)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin (to taste)
• 1/3 cup chili powder (i use gebhardt's, just make sure it's a good quality brand)
• 4 -8 ounces thick & chunky salsa
• 3 -6 fluid ounces beer
• 3/4 lb top sirloin steak, cubed
• 1/4 lb lamb, cubed (i use lamb butt, great flavor and fairly inexpensive)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 1/4 lb ground lamb
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 to make the bean mixture:.
• 2 combine all of the bean ingredients in medium saucepan.
• 3 to make using the cubed meat:.
• 4 saute meat in the butter til all pink is gone .
• 5 add the meat to the bean mixture, cover and simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 add beer and simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 7 to make using the the ground meat:.
• 8 saute the ground meat til all pink is gone. drain meat, place back in pot.
• 9 add stick of butter, add this to the bean mixture, cover and let simmer for 40 minutes.
• 10 add the beer.
• 11 continue to simmer 5 more minutes.
• 12 9/14/2014 note: mccormick's has discontinued making their mexican seasoning. i just use taco bell's packet of taco seasoning. just be sure to use a good quality seasoning.
• 13 .