Chili

Total Time: 10 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup beef broth
• 14 ounces fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 4 ounces tomato sauce
• 7 ounces chopped green chili peppers
• 1/2 can hot rotel
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chili beans
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 poblano pepper
• 1 lb beef stew meat, cut small cubes
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 1/2 lb prepared pulled lamb
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 set oven to broil at 500 degrees.
• 2 roast poblano pepper in oven, turn often until the pepper is charred black.
• 3 remove pepper from oven and place in brown paper bag to sweat.
• 4 turn crockpot on low.
• 5 put first 16 ingredients in crock pot and mix well.
• 6 heat some olive oil in a large skillet at medium heat.
• 7 sauté garlic, onions, and green bell pepper for 4-5 minutes.
• 8 add sautéed vegetables to the crock pot.
• 9 remove poblano chili from brown paper bag, remove the charred skin, chop, and add to the crock pot.
• 10 dredge the beef in flour and brown in skillet. add more oil if necessary.
• 11 add meat to the crock pot.
• 12 brown the italian sausage. add sausage to the crock pot.
• 13 cook 8-10 hours.
• 14 let the crockpot cool and place in the refrigerator over night.
• 15 2 hours before serving, remove the crockpot from the refrigerator, turn crockpot on low, and heat the chili until hot.