Sometimes you just want a darn good chili, especially on a cool or cold day. Or you want a chili dog or chili burger while watching the game. As a trucker, you don’t always have a lot of time for prep and cooking, but you always want something that is delicious and sticks to the ribs. Here is a quick down-and-dirty chili recipe that is hearty and filling, and the addition of a few special ingredients really adds some extra dimension of flavor. I give you Dark Chocolate Chili Mole.

Dark Chocolate Chili Mole

Author: Yogi Parker| Prep time:  15 mins   |   Cook time:  30 mins  |   Total time: 45 mins  |  Serves: 6 – 8

What You Need

• 1lb / 450g bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2lbs / 900g ground beef
• 3 TBSP chile powder
• 2 TBSP 100% cocoa powder
• 1 TBSP chipotle powder
• 2 tsp coconut aminos
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste (Get the best sea salt here and use code: carriebrown for 15% discount!)
• 2 cups / 1 pint beef stock or beef bone broth
• 6 oz / 170g tomato paste
• 14.5 oz / 400g diced stewed tomatoes
• 8 oz / 225g roasted green chiles
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 jalapeño or favorite hot pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar

What You Do

1. Chop the bacon into pieces approximately the size of a quarter and brown in a skillet.
   
2. Remove bacon into a bowl and drain off most of the grease from the pan, leaving just enough to sauté with.
3. Sauté the onion until translucent and set aside with the bacon.
4. Sauté the beef and when it just begins to brown, add the bacon and onion back, then add all the seasonings and stir well to incorporate.
5. Add the bone broth / beef stock, tomato paste, tomatoes, the rest of the veggies and apple cider vinegar.
6. Stir to incorporate well and season again with salt and pepper to taste if needed.
7. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.

Top Recipe Tips

• If you don’t like spicy, omit the jalapeño, but if you like spicy, add more jalapeños or a spicier pepper of your choice.
• Omitting the bacon and adding chorizo will give you a different flavor.
  

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Substitutions

• Don’t. Just buy the correct ingredients and you, too, shall have a fabulous outcome!
• You an use ground bison instead of beef.