The Prodigal Pig Chili 

10 Strips (or ½ lb. center cut bacon) – ¼ inch chopped

2 lb. 85% lean ground beef

1 lg. yellow pepper – Cleaned, seeded, stemmed and roughly chopped

1 lg. red onion, peeled and roughly chopped

4 jalapeno peppers, cleaned, seeded, stemmed and chopped fine

1 tsp minced garlic from a jar

1 12 oz bottle dark beer

1 (packet, tsp or cube) of beef bullion

½ tbs kosher salt

2 tbs light brown sugar

1 ½ tbs chili powder

½ tbs TABASCO sauce

1 ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce

1 15.5 oz can red kidney beans – drained

1 15.5 oz can black beans – drained

2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes, lightly drained

 

Garnish

Shredded cheddar & Monterey Jack Cheese

Sour Cream & Scallions

 

Prepare and organize all ingredients from above. Drop bacon and ground beef into a hot 5-qt pot (high heat) and stir continuously until brown.

Do Not Drain

Add Yellow Pepper, red Onion, Jalapeno and garlic

Stir until  yellow pepper wilts and red onion is translucent

Add the beer, stir in beef boullion, salt, brown sugar, chili powder, TABASCO and Worcestershire sauce

Stir and allow to boil for 5 minutes… then reduce heat to simmer

Add Red Kidney beans, black beans, diced tomatoes.

Simmer for 1 ½ hours and stir every 15-20 minutes.

 

Serve (six large services). Garnish with shredded cheddar / monteray jack, sour cream and scallions.