New Year's Day Chili

ElleFirebrand's Note:

This is a modification of another New Year's Day Chili recipe I found here on Recipezaar. It combines traditional chili flavors with black-eyed peas, bratwurst and ground pork to celebrate the New Year.

• Total Time: 7 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• ½ lb ground pork
• 4 ounces bratwursts , casing removed
• 1 cup onion , chopped
• 1 cup red pepper , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper , minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas , drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 6 ounces beer
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste (optional)

Directions:

1. Brown ground pork and bratwurst until cooked through. Remove from pan.
2. Cook onion, red pepper, garlic and jalapeno until softened, about 3 minutes.
3. Place pork, bratwurst, vegetables, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, beer, chicken broth and spices into slow cooker.
4. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
5. Add tomato paste if chili seems thin.

Reviews

[Jociecee]

A nice take on a Southern New year's tradition! I never made chili with black-eyed peas and this was delicious and different. I did use the tomato paste to add more thickness. Next time I will add more garlic, but it was a nice dish! I made for Spring PAC 2010 thanks!