Brian's Wicked Slow Cooker Chili

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small brown onion, chopped
• 4 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 20 ounces fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans
• 12 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 cups beef stock powder (optional)
• 5 large fresh red chili peppers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl mix the chili powder, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper. this will be your seasoning.
• 2 take one of the cans of kidney beans (drain) and empty it into a blender and blend it until smooth. if it gets too thick to blend smooth just add a small amount of beef stock until it blends thick and smooth.
• 3 in a skillet, brown the ground beef. then drain.
• 4 add the chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, and 3 tablespoons of seasoning to the meat. stir in ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes while stirring the meat frequently to slightly cook the spices into the meat.
• 5 now, in the crock pot add the cooked meat, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, 2nd can of kidney beans (drained), the blended can of kidney beans, and the rest of the seasoning.
• 6 stir thoroughly.
• 7 make the beef stock broth and stir into the crock pot until the chili has a thick soup consistency. (or the thickness that you prefer.) if you like really thick chili you can probably skip this step all together. (do not use water to thin the chili as this will just make the chili more bland.).
• 8 now, this chili has decent spicy/heat to it as is. but if you are looking for that little extra kick, add 4 to 5 good size chili peppers to the crock pot. (just cut off the stems and toss them in whole.) you can throw in a couple habaneros if you really want to get nutty.
• 9 cook on low for 8-12 hours. (stir occasionally if possible.).
• 10 the chili is now pretty good to eat straight out of the crock pot, but for the best flavor, after cooking, store the chili in the refrigerator for 24 hours and then reheat and serve.