This recipe calls for beef chorizo, stew meat, and ground beef. Ground beef seasoned with Grill Party BBQ® Chorizo Chili Seasoning makes a more meaty and flavorful chili.

STEP ONE: ORDER GRILL PARTY BBQ® CHORIZO CHILI SEASONING

• You can’t make this recipe without the magic of our custom Chorizo Chili seasoning! Learn more about this blend: https://grillpartybbq.com/shop/chorizo-chili-seasoning/

STEP TWO: COOKIN’ THE MEAT

• Heat the Dutch oven to medium-high.
• Preheat the pellet smoker to 300°F.
• Allow the chorizo, ground beef, and stew meat to come to room temperature…

STEP THREE: CHILI TIME

• Dice Grill Party BBQ® Chorizo Chili Seasoning, onion, and jalapeno (seeded or unseeded, depending on how spicy you want it) into large chunks.
• After dicing the vegetables, cut the stew meat into 0.5 x 0.5-inch cubes.
• Add butter to the Dutch oven once it is hot. The butter should quickly sizzle and melt (if using cast iron, the cast iron should be smoking).
• Add your stew meat to sear it now. 1 minute on each side
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the chorizo chili ground beef…
• Combine the ground meat.
• Allow all meat to finish cooking in the fat (DO NOT DRAIN!).
• Remove the ground beef and stew meat once it has been browned.
• Keep the fat in the pan!

STEP FOUR: FINAL STEP

• Now to the fat, add your peppers, onion, and garlic.
• Mix your veggies in the residual fat from the meat.
• Allow cooling for 5 to 6 minutes. While the vegetables are cooking, remove the lids from the cans as needed.
• Combine the Chorizo seasoning with the veggies.
• Now stir in the broth, beer, beans, and meat.
• Move to your smoker (uncovered). Cook for 30 minutes to 1.5 hours on the smoker.

STEP FIVE: SERVE IT UP

• Serve chili immediately, garnished with avocado, cilantro, sour cream, and tortilla chips.