Difficulty: Beginner
Beef
Over-the-Top Chili
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 2 hrs, 30 min
Difficulty: Beginner
You really haven’t had chili until you’ve had recteq Over-the-Top Chili. So simple, so smoky, and so delicious, you’ll never want to make it any other way!
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat recteq to 325℉.
- Step 2: In a 7 quart cast iron enamel Dutch oven, add all the ingredients for the chili and stir.
- Step 3: In a large mixing bowl, combine the beef and seasoning and mix well. Shape into a disc about the same size as the pot.
- Step 4: Add the Dutch oven to the recteq and elevate the meat with a baking rack over the Dutch oven.
- Step 5: Allow the chili to simmer under the meat for about 2 hours. Once the meat is 155ºF internal, shred the beef patty into the chili mixture, stir well.
- Step 6: Cover the chili with the lid and continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes, enjoy.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
Chili
- 3 (16 ounce) cans Pinto Chili Beans
- 2 (16 ounce) cans Kidney Chili Beans
- 2 Yellow Onions, chopped
- 2 Green Bell Peppers, chopped
- 1 (16 ounce) can(s) Rotel Tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon(s) Chili Powder
- 2 tablespoon(s) Smoked Paprika
- 2 tablespoon(s) Ray's Loco Gringo Rub
- 1/2 cup(s) Ketchup
Meat
- 3 pound(s) Ground Beef
- 1 tablespoon(s) Ben's Heffer Dust
- 1 tablespoon(s) Ray's Loco Gringo Rub
Tools Needed
- Enameled Dutch Oven
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Baking Rack
- Step 1: Preheat recteq to 325℉.
- Step 2: In a 7 quart cast iron enamel Dutch oven, add all the ingredients for the chili and stir.
- Step 3: In a large mixing bowl, combine the beef and seasoning and mix well. Shape into a disc about the same size as the pot.
- Step 4: Add the Dutch oven to the recteq and elevate the meat with a baking rack over the Dutch oven.
- Step 5: Allow the chili to simmer under the meat for about 2 hours. Once the meat is 155ºF internal, shred the beef patty into the chili mixture, stir well.
- Step 6: Cover the chili with the lid and continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes, enjoy.
Chef Pairings
You can't go wrong with this delicious Over-the-Top Chili, perfect as a one dish meal or as a hotdog topping. For a hearty main course, serve alongside Southern Smoked Cornbread Cakes or Jody’s Cheesy Bacon Beer Bread.