Authentic Chili Con Carne

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	42%	33%
fat	2%	1%
aromatics	10%	16%
sweetener	1%	0%
salt	0%	0%
vegetables and beans	0%	65%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

	4 guajillo peppers ((or use 1-1.5 tbsp ground guajillo powder or chili powder blend))
60 g	4 ancho peppers ((or use 1-1.5 tbsp ground ancho powder or chili powder blend))
	Salt to taste
1701 g	3.5-4 pound chuck roast (cut into 3/4-1 inch cubes)
10 g	1-2 tablespoons paprika
4 g	1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
7 g	1 tablespoon black pepper
13 g	1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 g	1 teaspoon cumin
2 g	1 teaspoon ground coriander
	Salt to taste
27 g	2 tablespoons olive oil
30 g	2 jalapeno peppers (chopped)
150 g	1 large onion (chopped)
15 g	5 cloves garlic (chopped)
720 g	2-4 cups beef stock ((or use tomato sauce or fire roasted tomatoes))
	OPTIONAL ADDITIONS (Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, chili or kidney beans, extra spicy chili powders)
	FOR SERVING

Method: 11 steps, published by www.chilipeppermadness.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Well, Mike you've cost me money!! I saw your reel on Instagram and that photo of sumptuous beef in a wonderfully rich chilli sauce did it for me - so never underestimate the power of a good photo especially when it comes to food eh? To do your receipe justice ” — a cook, 5.0★

“Made this with recipe as a basis for mine. As no Mexican dried chillies easily available in U.K I used some Indian dried red chillies I had and some frozen whole green chillies which I'd grown from dried Sri Lankan chillies I had. To make up for lack of smokin” — a cook, 5.0★