Spicy beef, onion, and beer chili recipe I picked up while in Alabama. Many people have asked me for the recipe so I'm posting it here. Enjoy! Adjust the amount of jalapenos and other spicy things to suit your taste.

Frank's Spicy Alabama Onion Beer Chili

beef chuck

white onions, chopped

tomatoes

tomato sauce

(12 fluid ounce) can beer

spicy chili beans

Worcestershire sauce

hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™),

chili powder

jalapeno peppers,

red pepper flakes,

Crumble the ground chuck into a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until evenly browned. Drain grease. Transfer the beef to a large soup pot. Add onions, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer and chili beans. Season with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, chili powder, jalapenos, and red pepper flakes, if using.


Cover the pot, and simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Turn off heat, and let cool, then refrigerate for two days. It gets much better with time. Heat and serve.


I've tried many different chili recipes and this was one of the best. It was very rich. I true to form added fresh garlic to the onions and jalapenos which I sauteed in some olive oil prior to adding the meat and etc. I also adjusted the "hot" because I like spicy food but not so spicy that my mouth is on fire. If you're like me try using a 1/4 cup of chili powder 1 tbl. of tobasco 2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and the rest as stated. Next time I might add some chopped celery or celery seed and maybe another can of beer to make it soupier. But I can't rave enough about this recipe! This sounds cheesy but it dances on your tongue! Serve with tortilla chips a dollop of sour cream and some fresh chopped chives! Thanks!

Please keep in mind that cooking beer for 2 hours as the recipe states winds up cooking away any alcohol from the beer. All that's left is the flavor.

This was definitely the best chili I have ever made. I am really picky about the kinds of chili I like. It had excellent flavor. I made it with the amounts of "hot stuff" that were stated in the recipe and it was perfect if you like some heat. It had kick but not too overwhelmingly hot. I served it to a crowd and they all raved about it. This will definitely be made again and again...

Congrats to "FRANK" for this recipie. I read as though it would be "just right" for me regarding the spices however for my wife - she doesn't eat the really spicy stuff. So I didn't use the (4) peppers rather I used two of Ortega's small cans of diced green chili peppers. I was more than pleased with how the taste of the chili was on the first day but as with all chili the second day was better yet. I was able to enjoy the heat of the spices which stay on the tongue for a brief moment - not too long to not taste the chili coupled with the sweetness of all the onion and the taste of the beer flavour. My wife enjoyed the taste and complemented the recipie due to the spices not overpowering the taste. That was the moment of realizing chili success.

Awesome Chili. My department entered this chili in a chili cookoff and we took People's Choice. Thanks for the great recipe!

A definite keeper excellent Chili! Will be making this again. Came out with just the right amount of heat for the spicy food lovers. If you don't like spicy foods or have children you may want to try it without the optional red pepper flakes or add it near the end to match your preference.

Love this spicy chili! First time I like to make a recipe exactly as written but in subsequent preparations I have not used the Tabasco as it is too dominant in regard to the overall flavor and use 2 tbsp red pepper flakes instead of 3.

Frank I love this chili. I have made it several times and just made it last night again but had to change it a little due to lack of ingredients. I only had one can of diced tomatoes so added one can of rotel cilantro and lime diced tomatoes. I had one pound of ground turkey and just less than one pound of sirloin steak chopped in small pieces. I didn't want to go to the store so had to make do with what I had. My beer was Yuengling and it worked out great. We like spicy but not to hot so added 1/4 cup chili pepper and several dashes of hot pepper sauce (chihula sauce) no pepper flakes or jalapeno peppers just some shakes of red pepper. My beans were one can of pintos and one can of kidney. Many changes but so similar to your recipe. It turned out great and I just wanted to let you know that these small changes can still produce a great chili. If you have a large group to serve you can also cook a pot of white rice and serve the chili on top - really can feed a crowd. I have college age kids and friends and am always looking for ways to feed a lot without too much expense. Everyone raved about the recipe on a cold evening. Update 3/17/14 I am still making this delicious chili and found that a stout beer is the best to use. I follow the recipe as written except for adjusting the spices down a little for our taste. I still get great reviews when I serve this. Thanks again!

Wow!!! What A great recipe. I made 2 batches and omitted the spices for my kids and added them to the other one. The whole family loved it. Even my husband who is hard to please when it comes to chili because he likes it spicey. I added more spice and it was nearly too hot for me. lol Husband loved it though. Thank You so much for this recipe. Definate keeper.

I like a spicy chili but this was just too much for me. I followed the recipe exactly- except I used green chilis instead of jalopanoes. I have had much better chilis. It was just o.k.

Super spicy-good chili made with real beer!

frank's spicy alabama onion beer chili

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Servings: 8

Author : EVILCHEF

Ingredients

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