Proteins
- 1lb ground beef
- 1lb chorizo
- 1 can chili beans
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can dark red kidney beans
- 1 can pinto beans
Veggies
- 2 habanero peppers
- 1 poblano pepper
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 stocks celery
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 5-6 cloves garlic
Other
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1-2 cups dark beer
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder (dark)
Spices
- chili powder
- aleppo pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- cayenne powder
- cumin
- salt

Mise En Place
- Turn on oven to broil.
- Roast poblano, jalapeno, half red pepper, and one habanero until some black spots appear.
- Dice onion, tomato, remaining bell peppers.
- Finely chop celery, habanero, serrano, garlic.
- Chop roasted peppers.
- Combine spices in bowl.
Cooking
- Brown ground beef and chorizo. Remove from heat.
- Saute onions until just starting to become translucent.
- Saute celery, garlic, bell peppers until soft.
- Add meat and the non-roasted peppers.
- Stir in spice mix. Cook until incorporated and fragrant.
- Add tomatoes, remaining peppers, Worcestershire, tomato paste, bay leaves. Let tomatoes simmer and soften until moving on.
- Once the tomatoes are ready, pour in the beer and let simmer to reduce. Taste every few minutes and add chicken stock once the bitterness from the beer is gone.
- Add beans. Add salt/seasonings to taste.
- Let simmer.