Directions
the above spice amounts are only the base, we'll add more later to tweak, so don't worry too much, but do remember that once heat is in, you can't take it out the goal is to get the beer flavor into the meat and to let the spices melt without stirring for about 5 minutes, if temp is correct the meat in beer will not burn at all and the chili powder will turn into a blackish goo :) mmmm, that's good this completes phase one, house starts to smell good, it is critical to flavor that tomato products not be added until this is complete
cook chili for minimum of one hour here, up to as long as you'd like, I try for a minimum of 1.5 hours, by the end of this time, it should taste good :) rescue note: too much chili and cumin will result in too bitter, too flat of a taste, rescue with a touch of sugur or splenda
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