Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3 teaspoons chili powder
• Salt and pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium white onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
• One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 cup stout beer, such as Guinness
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• Lime juice, optional
• Garnishes: shredded Cheddar, sour cream, sliced jalapeno, sour cream, torn cilantro sprigs
• Serving suggestion: cornbread

Instructions

1. Let's make the kids' version first. In a large pot, brown the ground beef all over, until no longer pink. If you need to drain the fat, go right ahead! Add the cumin, 1 teaspoon chili powder and a good pinch of salt. Saute for a minute or so. Add the garlic, onion and bell pepper. Saute until the veggies soften and the garlic is fragrant, another couple of minutes.
2. Add the beans, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir to combine and let simmer for 10 minutes. Taste it. The kids will dig that, right?
3. Ladle out about a cup for each of your littles. Top each bowl with shredded Cheddar and serve cornbread on the side!
4. Now let's finish this out for the adults. To the pot, add the beer, beef stock, jalapeno, brown sugar and the remaining 2 teaspoons chili powder. It will feel pretty soupy at this point, but let it simmer for another 20 minutes or so, stirring once in a while. Taste it one more time for any seasoning adjustments. Maybe a little salt? Lime juice? Go for it.
5. Serve it with shredded cheese, sliced jalapeno, sour cream and torn cilantro sprigs. Boom.