🍖🔥 Texas Scorpion Chili with No Beans 💥🌶️

🍖🔥 Texas Scorpion Chili with No Beans 💥🌶️

📝 Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes 🐄

  • 2 tbsp olive oil 🫒

  • 2 medium yellow onions, diced 🧅

  • 6 cloves garlic, minced 🧄

  • 2 dried guajillo chiles 🌶️

  • 2 dried ancho chiles 🌶️

  • 1 dried arbol chile 🌶️

  • 1 cup beef stock 🥣

  • 1 cup strong brewed coffee ☕

  • 1 tbsp ground cumin 🌿

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika 🌶️

  • 1 tsp dried oregano 🌿

  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder 🍫

  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 🍎

  • 1 tbsp brown sugar 🍬

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce (adds deep umami flavor) 🍜

  • Salt & black pepper to taste 🧂

  • 1–2 tsp Mad Dog 357 Scorpion Hot Sauce 🔥 (go slow, it’s intense)


👨🍳 Instructions:

  1. Toast & soak the chiles 🌶️:
    Toast dried chiles in a dry skillet until fragrant. Soak in hot water 15 min, then blend with beef stock into a paste.

  2. Brown the beef 🔥:
    Sear salted & peppered beef cubes in batches in hot oil. Remove and set aside.

  3. Sauté aromatics 🧄🧅:
    In the same pot, cook onions until soft. Add garlic and stir 1 min.

  4. Build the flavor 🍲:
    Add beef back to pot. Stir in chili paste, coffee, cumin, paprika, oregano, cocoa, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and Mad Dog 357 Scorpion Hot Sauce.

  5. Simmer low & slow ⏳:
    Cover and simmer on low for 2–3 hours, stirring occasionally, until beef is fork-tender and the sauce is rich.

  6. Adjust & serve 🍽️:
    Taste and adjust salt, pepper, or hot sauce to your liking. Serve with cheese 🧀, onions 🧅, or sour cream 🥛—if you dare!


🔥 Warning: This chili packs serious HEAT. The Scorpion hot sauce is no joke—use gloves if needed, and don’t touch your eyes! 😱🌡️

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