Crock Pot Chili

Total Time: 9 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 lb salt lamb, cut into 3/8 inch cubes
• 4 lbs round steaks, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 4 onions, chopped
• 3 jalapenos, seeded,vained,finely chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cumin, freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons mexican oregano, not as sweet as mediterranian
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked dried chipotle powder (cayenne will do if you must.)
• 4 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, with juice
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) can ortega diced chilies
• 2 dried new mexico chiles
• 1 pint beer, i usually use brown ale,you can use a pint of chicken stock if you wish to avoid beer
• 4 tablespoons masa harina

Recipe

• 1 place the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and ortega chilies in crock pot set on high.
• 2 cook the salt lamb in a large pan over med-high heat to render it's fat, remove and save half of the drippings.
• 3 well brown half of the meat.
• 4 drain on paper towel.
• 5 cook the other half of the meat.
• 6 when it's done put the first half in the crock pot and drain the second half.
• 7 wipe the pan.
• 8 add the rest of the drippings.
• 9 saute (stir fry) onions and jalapenos'til they're almost translucent, 5-10 min.
• 10 add garlic and spices, saute another 4 min.
• 11 place last of the meat and the vegetables in the crock pot, mix well.
• 12 place beer (or chicken stock) in a sauce pan over med-high heat.
• 13 keep an eye on it!
• 14 it boils easily and boiled over beer is a mess to clean up!
• 15 top dried chilies.
• 16 carefully split in half with a sharp knife, seed and vain.
• 17 place in beer and cook at a slow boil for 10 min.
• 18 remove from heat.
• 19 place one of the chili halves on a plate and scrape the pulp from the skin with the side of a spoon, discard the skin.
• 20 repeat'til all are cleaned.
• 21 place the pulp with a bit of the beer in a blender and puree.
• 22 add the puree and the remaining beer to the crock pot.
• 23 mix well.
• 24 cover.
• 25 reduce heat to low.
• 26 cook 8-10 hours.
• 27 mix masa harina with a cup of cold water.
• 28 stir into pot.
• 29 cook another 30 min. to thicken.
• 30 serve with beans, rice, pasta, or over toasted slices of a baguette of french bread.
• 31 top with chopped onions and fresh chopped cilantro.