| In this article we are going to look at a good old | | | | beans, pinto beans. No white beans for this recipe |
| fashioned crock pot chili recipe with beef! this meal | | | | though!1 large onion finely chopped either a brown or |
| can be made with any meat that you want, and can | | | | red onion the choice is yours. |
| even be made vegetarian style if you wish. It is | | | | 1 large green bell pepper finely chopped. |
| versatile and delicious! Enjoy! Do you have a crock | | | | 4 bulbs of garlic finely chopped. |
| pot in a closet or kitchen cabinet someplace in your | | | | 1 small can 6-8 oz tomato sauce. |
| house? Are you a throwback to the 70'S? I am! But | | | | 1 small can 6-8 oz tomato paste. |
| what the hey! When was the last time that you used | | | | 1 6-7 oz can of diced green chilies. |
| it to actually cook something? | | | | 1 big can 28oz of fire roasted tomatoes with plain or |
| The crock pot is not some old "fad" that has come | | | | with green chilies mixed in or 6 to 8 large tomatoes |
| and gone you know! The crock pot is alive and well | | | | that you have roasted on the BBQ. |
| today! Just take a look at how it has evolved over | | | | 1 tablespoon of California chili powder. |
| the years when you go to the big retail outlets in | | | | 1 tablespoon of New Mexico chili powder. |
| your town. I remember when they were strictly | | | | 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika. |
| "manually" operated. A manual knob for warm, | | | | 1 1/2 teaspoon of cumin. |
| medium and high. Today, they are all glitzed up with | | | | 3 tablespoons of olive oil. |
| fancy electronic controls and read out displays! | | | | 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt or season salt. |
| Today, they are like the crock pots that you would | | | | OK, Lets get cooking! |
| expect on the starship Enterprise! The crock pot is | | | | I love large skillets! my fave is a cast iron skillet. I am |
| not a lazy way of cooking, on the contrary it is so | | | | old fashioned that way! So, get a large skillet and put |
| efficient as to be able to prep the ingredients you | | | | your beef in it to brown it up in the 3 tablespoons of |
| want then put them in the crock in the morning and | | | | olive oil. When the beef is all browned it is time to |
| when you get home, viola! dinner is served. It is an | | | | toss it into the crock pot and then toss the rest of |
| economical way of cooking. If you are a chili lover as | | | | your ingredients in there as well! Cook this mixture |
| I am then you know that the crock pot is a great | | | | for 6 to eight hours, and if you are home at the time |
| way to make your best chili recipes quickly and easily! | | | | then taste it every now and again to see if you |
| So lets make some chili shall we! | | | | want to add something to it or not! As an aside as |
| The ingredients: | | | | always I suggest cooking this mixture or any chili |
| 3 pounds of steak. You can use round, flank, skirt, | | | | recipe a day in advance as the flavors get to mingle |
| chuck if on a budget. Any cut you want. I like to | | | | together, but if that is not possible that is OK too! |
| cube and shred the meat for texture purposes. | | | | This meal is ready to eat and enjoy! |
| 1 15oz can of beans. Any will do, kidney, small red | | | | |