Fire Roasted Hot Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef

• 1 lb ground pork

• 1 lb ground turkey

• 1 can red kidney beans (drained)

• 1 can pinto beans (drained)

• 2 cups diced onion

• 2 cups diced green pepper

• 1/2 cup roasted red peppers

• 2 cups tomato sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp kosher salt

• 2 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika

• 2 tbsp ancho chili pepper

• 2 tbsp coarse ground chipotle

• 1 tbsp smoked habanero

• 2 tbsp granulated garlic

• 4 tbsp cumin seed

• 1 tbsp fresh ground pepper

• 1 tbsp cocoa powder

• 2 cups beef stock

• 2 oz whiskey

• 4 tbsp fresh Italian parsley (chopped)

Directions:

1. On medium heat in a large pan, brown the meat and set aside, drain and reserve liquid

2. Toast cumin seed in a separate pan and allow to cool (grind in a coffee mill)

3. Add oil to original pan, sweat onions until translucent, add green peppers until soften, add 1/2 of parsley add 1/2 of the cumin

4. Assemble ingredients in a slow cooker (or large Dutch oven)

5. Remove fat from drippings and discard

6. Add stock along with meat mixture, onion, peppers, and remaining ingredients reserving the ground cumin, parsley, and the whiskey

7. Allow to come to heat and simmer low for 4 hours

8. Add the remaining ingredients; continue to simmer for another 1/2 hour