Our Favorite Chili | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Our Favorite Chili | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 300 min
Ingredients: table salt; 1/2 pound dried pinto beans (about 1 cup), rinsed and picked over; 6 dried ancho chiles (about 1 3/4 ounces), stems and seeds removed, and flesh torn into 1-inch pieces (see note); 2-4 dried árbol chiles, stems removed, pods split, and seeds removed (see note); 3 tablespoons cornmeal; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder; 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 2 medium onions, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 2 cups); 3 small jalapeño chiles, stems and seeds removed and discarded, and flesh cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 4 teaspoons); 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 2 teaspoons light molasses; 3 1/2 pounds blade steak, 3/4 inch thick, trimmed of gristle and fat and cut into 3/4-inch pieces (see note); 1 (12-ounce) bottle mild-flavored lager, such as Budweiser

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Beef
Beans
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Ingredients

table salt
1/2 pound dried pinto beans (about 1 cup), rinsed and picked over
6 dried ancho chiles (about 1 3/4 ounces), stems and seeds removed, and flesh torn into 1-inch pieces (see note)
2-4 dried árbol chiles, stems removed, pods split, and seeds removed (see note)
3 tablespoons cornmeal
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 medium onions, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
3 small jalapeño chiles, stems and seeds removed and discarded, and flesh cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 4 teaspoons)
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 teaspoons light molasses
3 1/2 pounds blade steak, 3/4 inch thick, trimmed of gristle and fat and cut into 3/4-inch pieces (see note)
1 (12-ounce) bottle mild-flavored lager, such as Budweiser