Lindys Chili Colorado Recipe

Name: Lindys Chili Colorado Recipe
Ingredients: 4 - 5 dried california chilies, stemmed and seeded; 2 - 3 dried new mexico chilies, stemmed and seeded; 2 - 3 dried ancho chilies, stemmed and seeded; 2 dried pasilla chilies, stemmed and seeded; 3 cups water; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon dried oregano, or more to taste; 2 teaspoons ground cumin, or more to taste; 1/4 teaspoon ground clove; 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, or to taste; Chili powder, a s needed to adjust final product (i like gehardt's); 4-5 pounds beef chuck, cut into medium sized cubes, (not quite an inch, not quite a half inch, just a nice bite sized piece); 1 - 2 tablespoons oil (i use grape-seed oil); Note: if you can't find all the chilies, just use what you can find with the same total. this combination just gives it a nice rounded flavor.