Picante Chili Sin Frijoles

• 1/4 cup bacon fat (or olive oil, not EVOO)
• 3 pounds grass-fed chuck roast, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped (~2 cups)
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 handful garlic cloves, peeled and rough chopped
• 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
• 2 tablespoons Penzey's Chili 9000
• 2 15 ounces cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes with chipotle
• 2 15 ounces cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes with green chiles
• 1 6 ounces can tomato paste
• 1 cup beef broth
• salt and pepper to taste

1. In a large Dutch oven, heat bacon fat over medium heat.
2. Cube the chuck roast. Dry each piece and season with salt and pepper.
3. Brown the cubed meat in bacon in batches. Do not crowd the pan. When browned, transfer to a plate and set aside. Continue until all meat has been browned.
4. Do not pour out the fat. Add the diced onion to the pan and saute, scraping up the browned bits.
5. Add the diced bell pepper and chopped garlic to the pan, stir and cook for ~ 5 minutes.
6. Crumble the ground beef into the onion mixture, and mash it up with the vegetables. Continue to cook the meat and vegetables together, stirring occasionally, until the ground beef is cooked through.
7. Add the Penzey's spice to the meat and vegetable mixture. Stir to combine. (Add more spice if you like it spicier.)
8. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth and browned cubed meat. Stir to combine.
9. Slow cooker: Add everything to a slow cooker and cook on low for 8 to 12 hours.rnrnStove-top: Simmer everything for a minimum of 2 hours.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/15988-picante-chili-sin-frijoles (may not work)