Recently I was looking for a steak soup recipe. I have not found one yet but I did come across this recipe for Slow cooker Chuck Wagon Chili! All you have to say is crockpot and my ears perk up! While this is not a typical dump and run crock pot recipe, it is easy.
This is a hearty chili and all the different flavors are mind-boggling. If you are new to Miss Information you may not know that the hubs and I dated around Emeril Lagasse’s cookbooks. We are fans of his food and this recipe is only changed a teensy bit from his Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders
Here’s how to make crock pot chuck wagon chili!
Don’t be intimidated at the number of ingredients (it only took me 30 minutes to throw together) or the fact that it has chocolate and cinnamon in it. Yes, I know, how strange that sounds but trust me this is BAM!
- "!Spice Mixture"
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 2 tablespoons whole cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar light or dark - I used dark
- "!Chili"
- 4 lbs. boneless beef chuck cut into 2 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 3 medium sweet or white onions coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 2 jalapenos diced
- 12 oz dark Mexican beer
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 28 oz can crushed or diced tomatoes
- 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons masa flour
- "!Optional Garnish"
- Grated Cheddar cheese
- Chopped Green Onions
- Sour Cream
- Cilantro
- Put together your spice mixture and set aside.
- Put 1/2 the oil in your skillet and turn onto high heat.
- Season your meat with the salt and pepper.
- Brown the outside of your beef in batches, adding more oil when needed. Do not cook your meat all the way through, you just want a crust on the outside about 2 minutes on each side.
- Throw the meat into your 6 qt or larger slow cooker.
- Add the onion, celery to the skillet and saute until they begin to soften.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes, beer and tomato paste and simmer for 3 minutes
- Add the garlic, jalapenos and spice mixture to the skillet, stir and simmer for 1 minute.
- Pour this over the beef in your slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours until the beef is tender.
- Stir in the parsley and cilantro leaves and serve.
- Stir in the masa harina and chocolate chips and stir until they are melted.
Save yourself the trouble and have your butcher cut your chuck roast into cubes, it's free!
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