DinnerSlow cookerComfort food6 hr 20 min
Slow Cooker Beef Chili

Slow Cooker Beef Chili

Twenty minutes of actual work and then the crockpot has the rest of the day. Browning the beef first is not optional, it is where most of the flavor comes from.

20 minPrep
6 hrCook
6 hr 20 minTotal
6Serves
AmericanCuisine

Ingredients

  • 2 lbbeef chuck, cut into 1¼ inch cubes
  • 2onions, diced
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2 tbspchili powder
  • 1 tbspground cumin
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika
  • 2 canschopped tomatoes, two tins
  • 2¾ cupskidney beans, drained, two tins
  • 2 cupsbeef stock
  • 1 tspsalt

Method

  1. Season the beef hard and brown it in batches in a hot pan. Do not crowd it, crowded beef steams instead of searing. Move it to the slow cooker.

  2. Soften the onions in the same pan for 5 minutes, add the garlic for one more, then stir in the chili powder, cumin and paprika and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.

  3. Pour in the stock to deglaze, scraping every brown bit off the base, and tip the lot over the beef.

  4. Add the tomatoes and beans, stir once, and cook on low for 6 hours.

  5. Break the beef apart with a spoon, taste, and season again. Long cooking always dulls the salt.

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What you’ll need

The gear this recipe actually uses. Essentials marked; the rest make it easier.

BrevilleFast Slow ProHands-off dinners: set it in the morning, eat at night.Amazon WüsthofClassic 8" Chef's KnifeEvery recipe here that says chop, dice, slice or mince.EssentialAmazon John BoosMaple Cutting Board, 20×15Goes with the knife. A big one so nothing rolls off.EssentialAmazon OXOGood Grips Measuring CupsDry measures for cups of oats, flour, yogurt.EssentialAmazon OXOGood Grips Measuring SpoonsTeaspoons and tablespoons of spice, oil and honey.EssentialAmazon OXOGood Grips 5 qt StrainerDraining pasta, rinsing beans.Amazon

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