If you ever want to start a fight on the Internet, simple post that beans do NOT belong in chili. Looking back on the history of this delicious dish its story is as rich as its flavor. History credits the women from the canary islands of Spain who settled in San Antonio with the dish. I’d like to think that maybe, just maybe a Falcon was involved.

Here’s my recipe and breakdown of how I make my chili. If you decide to add beans to it, that’s up to you. Just know that you are wrong.

Here's what you'll need:

Cutting board

Good sharp knife

Big heavy pot or Dutch oven

Mix & chop

Ingredients:

5 lbs ground beef

3 Yellow Onions

3 Stalks celery

1 Green Bell Pepper

1 Red bell pepper

1 Yellow bell pepper

1 Orange bell pepper

1 Head of garlic

1 Jalapeño

1 Bunch Green Onion

1/2 Cup Chili powder

1 Tbsp Cumin

1 Tbsp Paprika

1 Tbsp Onion powder

2 Tbsp Garlic powder

1 Tsp Oregano

1 Tsp Parsley

Redmond Real Salt (adjust to taste)

Black Pepper

1/2 90% Cocao Bar Dark chocolate 

2 Cartons of beef stock

1 8oz Can of Tomato Sauce

To get started, dice the onions and celery. Seed and dice the bell peppers and jalapeño. Set those aside. Mince the garlic set aside separately. For green onions, the sliced bottoms go in with the onions and peppers. The sliced green onion tops are set aside and saved for garnish at the time of serving.

Brown and strain the ground beef. While that drains add some fat to the pot and sauté your seasonings. Start with the onions, celery and peppers. Add the garlic after the other seasonings have cooked a bit. If you add the garlic too early it may burn. Once seasonings are softened, add the meat back in.

After adding the meat back in, add in all the spices, followed by the beef stock and tomato sauce. Also, if you felt like pouring in a beer of your choice at this point, I wouldn’t be mad at you. Bring it up to a and drop it down to a simmer. Once the liquid has reduced down, add the dark chocolate. Stir it in and it’s about time to eat. Also, adjust your seasonings at this point. You may want to use garlic powder, salt or seasoning salt to taste.

I like mine topped with cheese, sour cream and sliced green onion. Sometimes I drop a couple of sliced pickled jalapeños on there too.