Beefy Chili

smokey chili made in the crockpot

• Ready In: 8 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  stew meat or 2  lbs  roast boneless beef cubes
• 1  large onion, diced
• 1  large bell pepper, diced
• 2 -3  jalapeno peppers, depending how spicy you like it
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomatoes, with chili's such as ro-tel
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 6  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  smoked ham hock
• 1 (12 ounce) can  of lager style beer
• 1  tablespoon cumin
• 1  tablespoon oregano
• 3 (15 ounce) cans  of drained and rinsed  beans, I used red kidney beans and black beans

Directions

1. Brown in beef in skillet. Once meat is browned, place in Crockpot.
2. In the same skillet, saute onions, peppers and garlic until softened. Place in crock pot.
3. Add to the crock pot, tomato paste, diced tomatoes and spices and beer.
4. Place hamhock in the slow cooker.
5. Add beans and cook for 8 hours until meat is tender.
6. Take out hamhock before serving.