• prep: 10 min
• cook: 24 hr
• total: 24 hr 10 min

servings:

This has got to be the World's Best Chili recipe as far as I'm concerned, made with chuck short ribs and a chili paste made from scratch with dried chiles! Super hearty and delicious!

• 2 oz New Mexico mild chiles (dried)
• 1 oz chipotle chiles (dried)
• 1 tbsp cornmeal
• 1 tbsp oregano (dried)
• 1 tbsp cumin (ground)
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup beef broth (low sodium)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 lbs chuck short ribs (deboned; cut into cubes)
• 1 small red onion (diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 habenero (seeded and chopped)
• 1/2 jalapeno (seeded and chopped)
• 12 oz light beer (I used Corona)
• 14 oz fire roasted tomatoes
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 28 oz red kidney beans (rinsed and drained (1 big can))
• 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 3 1/4 cups beef broth (low sodium)
• 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese (shredded)

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