Substitute coffee for water.
Gives it a nice mole test. I also like to heat it over oak and mesquite.
I use a mix of ground beef and beef chunks.
Yellow onions, peppers of various kinds
Not a bean guy. Or barely any beans to add variety. I grew up poor and beans are poor people food.
i use ground beef...recipe is mom’s...beans are a filler...i’ll think about the coffee