Beef and Black Bean Chili with Toasted Cumin Crema and Avocado Relish

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I liked the recipe from the start but continued on reading the reviews.
I found Tcrema and all the chili powders, even made my own powder from dried chilis.
The chili was made the morning of the Chili Cookoff. I followed the recipe carefully but when it came to adding all the liquid, I used SPARINGLY.
(I prefer my chilli a bit on the meaty and thick side.
By reading the reviews that help me make a thicker chili.
BUT the flavor was OUTSTANDING!
Thank you Bobby!

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i would not recommend making this recipe. its a total f***ing disaster. ingredients are hard to find, equivalents even harder. soupy consistency and bad flavor. bobby flay is a scam.

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I made this recipe last night and followed it exactly. If you like "soupy" chile this is OK. I personally like it thick so I added a 15oz can of refried beans and an additional can of black beans to the recipe this thickend it up. This is one spicy
chile but I found it not to be overbearing to the point that beads of perspiration were pouring from my head. Definietly a keeper. Also, like a few other readers have mentioned, make the avocado relish. Yum! Keep up the good work Bobby.
Donald, Worcester, MA

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Having reviewed all the chili recipes on FN, I'm choosing this for SuperBowl Sunday. I usually "wing it" on chili but I'm looking for the ultimate recipe. This sounds like it although I will not add beans...Texans don't do beans in their chili. The avocado relish sounds fabulous! Can't wait to try this recipe!

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This chili was the hands down winner of our New Years Day gathering. I doubled it, added an additional can of Rotel lime and chili tomatoes, and cooked it slowly for 4 hours to get it thickened. (Next time I would use less stock I used sour cream thinned with 1/2 and 1/2 instead of the crema, and that worked out great. The avacado relish ended up as the jewel in this crown of chili. I even had friends eating the relish on chips!!! This is truly the most awesome chili ever!!! I will never make my old chili again ;

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As I like spicy hearty foods, I made this recipe with very high hopes but in the end, it's simply a hot mess of a dish...literally. It's far too soupy, and way too spicy. The quality beef can't be detected as the spices simply drown it out. The cumin sour cream topping just confuses the taste buds even more. The avocado mixture attempted to smooth the tongue but it can't overcome the "too" factor. [too many ingredients, too much stock, too spicy and too expensive for the end result] Too bad......argh!

...Although it does make the kitchen smell good

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I love spicy foods and this in as awesome Chili recipe. I used Tri-tip for the beef. Next time I'd use a cup or two less of the broth. For tomatoes I used a 14 oz can plus 2 fresh, vine ripened tomatoes, which I pureed with 2 Habaneros, 2 Jalepenos, 1 Serano and some cilantro. I used Guiness for the beer. Be careful not to cook the onions and chili powder too long before you add the beer, or you could burn it. After all of the ingredients were added I transferred the Chili to a Crock-Pot and slow cooked it for 4 hours. The avocado really is a key final touch. Be sure to use fresh anad high quality ingredients.

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I always thought I made the best chili -- then, because I adore Bobby Flay, I decided to try this recipe! There are no words. While I made a chipotle creme to go with it, rather than the one suggested, I followed the recipe exactly. I have never been more popular. I knew I adored Bobby for a reason! TRY IT!

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I tripled the amounts to serve the night before Christmas as family was arriving. It stayed well on low heat all day and it kept its flavors. I added a small pasta which extended the quantity but you would have to add more chicken broth to the recipe. Highly recommended and very hearty. My family loved it and the recipe was requested by more than one. I also couldn't find the unusual chilipowders required by this recipe, but a good old chili powder was used for both and it worked out very well. I also didn't have dark beer on hand and used regular beer and the taste was just fine.

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It was hard to find all the ingredients however, once the task was completed the chili was a crowd pleaser.