I was recently on a hunt for the most delicious chili recipe, so of course, I just had to try my sister Lolly’s Brisket Chili recipe. And you know what… I was not disappointed. This rich and hearty chilly is so good. It has the perfect ratio of meat to beans, and the smoked brisket along with the bacon, adds so much flavor! If you’re on the hunt for a brisket chili recipe, look no further!
Ingredients
- 3 slices of bacon, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 cups smoked beef brisket, chopped
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp chipotle seasoning
- 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 – 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 – 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 – 15 oz can of kidney beans
- 1 – 15 oz can of black beans
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups chicken stock
Directions for the Brisket Chili Recipe
- Saute bacon, then remove the cooked bacon from the pan and set aside.
- Add onions, bell pepper, and garlic to the pan with the bacon drippings and cook until soft.
- Add meat and dry seasonings. Cook for one minute.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients (including the reserved bacon) and deglaze the bottom of the pan.
- Rinse and stir in the beans.
- Cover and simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes.
Step One: Dice and Cook Bacon
I knew this brisket chili recipe was going to be amazing the second I saw the first ingredient—bacon! The first step is to dice up the bacon and cook it in the pan. If you’re not using kitchen shears to dice bacon, you’re seriously missing out. It’s a total game changer!
Once your bacon is looking nice and crispy, remove it from the pan and set it aside in a little bowl, but leave the bacon drippings in the pan.
Step Two: Cooking Onions, Bell Pepper, and Garlic
This veggie chopper is used in my house pretty much daily. It made quick work of dicing the bell pepper and the onion for this brisket chili recipe.
Once I had those all diced up, I threw them in the pan with the bacon drippings, along with some freshly minced garlic. I let all of that cook together in the bacon drippings until it was nice and soft.
Step Three: Adding the Smoked Brisket
I’ve got an amazing smoked brisket recipe you’ve just got to try. This brisket chili recipe is the perfect way to use up any leftovers! I chopped up the cooked brisket and tossed it in the pan with the dry seasonings. Give it a good stir and let it cook for a minute or so to toast the spices.
Step Four: Add the Rest of the Ingredients
Now it’s time to add in the rest of our ingredients starting with the tomatoes. This brisket chili recipe is thick and hearty. Using both tomato sauce and diced tomatoes really adds to the richness of the dish.
Next, after rinsing off my canned beans I tossed those into the pan, and gave it all a good stir.
Then, I added some of my homemade chicken stock. Don’t worry if it looks a little different from store-bought stock—it’s full of nourishing collagen, so it has this jiggly, gelatinous texture. But once you stir it in and heat it up, it’ll liquefy. You can check out the full directions for my homemade chicken stock right here.
For this brisket chili recipe, there are just a few more ingredients to add… the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar, followed by the reserved bacon.
Once all your ingredients are in, it’s time to deglaze the bottom of your pan. All that tasty goodness from the bacon and spices and tomatoes, is stuck to the bottom. Scraping it up will give your chili a huge boost of flavor!
Step Five: Cover and Simmer
Pop the lid on your pan and let the chili simmer on low for at least 30 minutes. While it’s simmering, it’ll thicken up and all those flavors will really start to come together.
Look at this delicious bowl of chili! I topped each bowl with additional smoked brisket because why not? It’s seriously so good!
Looking for more recipes that use smoked brisket? You just have to try my brisket nachos. They are so quick and easy to make and a real crowd-pleaser. If you’re on the hunt for more delicious chili recipes to cozy up with this fall, definitely give my White Chicken Chili recipe a try.
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