By Food Network.com

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

Ingredients

6 servings

¼ cupolive oil

2 poundsbeef

cut into 1/2 - inch cubes

salt

freshly ground black pepper

1red onion

large, finely diced

4cloves garlic

finely chopped

3 tablespoonsancho chili powder

1 tablespoonpasilla chili powder

1 tablespoonground cumin

1 bottledark beer

5 cupschicken stock

or canned low - sodium or water

1 x 16 ouncecan chopped tomatoes

drained, and pureed

1 tablespoonchipotle pepper puree

1 tablespoonhoney

2 cupscanned black beans

cooked or, rinsed and drained

2 tablespoonsfresh lime juice

1 tablespooncumin seed

1 cupmexican crema

or creme fraiche

2hass avocados

ripe, peeled, pitted and diced

0.5red onion

small, finely diced

1jalapeno

or serrano chile, finely diced

lime juice

cilantro leaves

chopped

salt

pepper

Instructions