Gallagher's Guiness Stout & Filet Mignon Chile Recipe from GourmetFoodPlaza.com

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Gallagher's Guiness Stout & Filet Mignon Chile
This recipe is from Midtown Manhattan's famous Steak House "Gallagher's", voted No.1 in America's Top ten Steak Houses. At Gallagher's they dry age all of their USDA Prime at 36 degrees in their own dry aging room for 21 days. The dry age makes the beef as tender and tasty as beef can get.
Serves 12-15
1 cup	salted butter
5 lb	ground sirloin
1 LB	filet mignon, 1/4 - inch dice
2 cups	onion, 1/4 - inch dice
1	chile pepper, seeds and veins removed, 1/8 - inch dice
1/2 cup	Guinness Stout
1/4 cup	flour
2 cups	crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup	tomato paste
4 cups	beef stock
1 cup	cooked black beans
1 cup	cooked kidney beans
1/2 cup	Chile powder
2 tbsp	dark brown sugar
1 tbsp	Kosher salt
2 tsp	ground white pepper
1 tsp	ground cumin
2 cups	shredded cheddar cheese

	*Preparation*
-	Heat up 1/2 cup of the butter in a large sauce pot over medium high heat until very hot.
-	Add diced filet and cook until seared and browned around the edges.
-	Add ground beef and cook until all of the beef is browned thoroughly
-	Remove the meat and set aside, draining off 3/4 of the fat (leave the rest of the fat in the pot).
-	Add the diced onions and Chile pepper to the pot and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
-	Add the meat back to the pot
-	Add the Guinness and let boil for 1 minute
-	Add the flour and stir constantly for 1 minute.
-	Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and the beef stock and stir thoroughly
-	Reduce the heat to a low simmer and add both of the beans, the Chile powder, cumin, salt, white pepper and brown sugar. Let the Chile simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
-	Finish by stirring in 1/2 cup more of the butter and the shredded cheddar cheese.

	*Garnish or Serve with*
-	Sour cream, diced red onions and pepper, shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, fresh chopped cilantro.

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