New Year's Day Chili

Total Time: 7 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 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 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown ground lamb and bratwurst until cooked through. remove from pan.
• 2 cook onion, red pepper, garlic and jalapeno until softened, about 3 minutes.
• 3 place lamb, 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.