The Best Guinness Beer™ Chili Recipe

Ground beef, beans, Guinness Beer™, diced onions, just the right spices, what's not to love?! This recipe has really is the best Guinness Beer™ chili recipe you will ever taste. A few people in our test kitchen were not big fans of chili so we set out to win them over; this recipe did it!

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 pounds ground chuck
• 2 11.2 oz bottle Guinness Draught*
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup yellow onions (diced)
• 1 15 oz can red kidney beans (drained and rinsed) or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
• 1 15 oz can white kidney beans (drained and rinsed)  or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
• 1 28 ounces can crushed tomatoes  (or diced if you like it chunky)
• 3 large cloves fresh garlic (crushed)
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

Top with sour cream, chopped green onions and shredded cheese   (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the onion starts to soften
2. Add the ground beef and garlic. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
3. Add cumin, chili powders, tomatoes, and beans.
4. Add the Guinness® and brown sugar, stir
5. Cover and simmer for at least 1 ½ hours. I usually let it simmer for 2-3 hours.
6.  Top with sour cream, green onions and shredded cheese   (optional