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Braised Beef Oven Chili - imagine a great slow cooked chili with chunks of tender pot roast instead of ground beef.

Braised Beef Oven Chili

Imagine a delicious rich, spicy chili with tender pieces of pot roast in it. That's what you get in this incredible slow cooked, comfort food meal.
Course Dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 368 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 2 lb beef roast
  • salt and pepper to season
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 6 oz beer
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 14 oz can tomato sauce
  • 2 large fresh tomatoes diced
  • 1 large roasted red pepper peeled and diced small
  • ½ to 1 whole jalapeño pepper finely minced optional
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 5 tbsp chilli powder more or less to taste
  • 3 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 3 tbsp ground cumin
  • 6 tbsp molasses
  • 1 can kidney beans or 1 1/2 cups of your favorite cooked beans
  • 1 cup sweet corn kernels fresh or frozen

Instructions

  1. Cheap cuts of beef are fine and are actually best for braising. Chuck, blade or cross rib roast would work fine.
  2. Season the roast with salt and pepper and brown it all over in a hot cast iron skillet over medium high heat with a little vegetable oil, then transfer the browned roast to a medium sized covered roasting pan or large covered casserole dish.

  3. Add the garlic, onion, beer, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, red pepper, jalapeño pepper, kosher salt, black pepper, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, molasses, sweet corn and kidney beans.

  4. Stir all together then cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil and then the cover to create a tighter seal. Place in a 325 degree F oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the sauce is thickened and the beef is falling apart. Remove the roast from the pan, trim any fat and break the roast up into small chunks like when making pulled pork. Return the beef pieces to the chili and stir in. You can also stir in a little freshly chopped cilantro at the end as well if you like.