Chili v.2

Our first chili recipe was okay, but we needed something different. When we had company for the Super Bowl, I made a fairly simple ground beef chili using a Lawry's seasoning packet, and it was excellent. This is a fairly close reproduction of the Super Bowl chili using a copycat Lawry's seasoning recipe and a combination of ground beef and cubed round steak.

Crockpot Chili

3/4 lb. ground beef, cooked (about 1/2 lb. cooked weight or a little more)
1 lb. round steak, trimmed and cubed in 3/8--1/2 inch dice
1 Tbsp. A1 steak sauce

1 can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
1 can (12 oz) hoppy beer (I've used both New Belgium Rampant and New Belgium Shift)

1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 large yellow onion, diced
1 large carrot, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/2 yellow squash, diced

1 Lawry's chili seasoning packet (or equivalent -- see below)
1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. chipotle chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste

As a general rule of thumb for chili, I dice all of the vegetables so that the pieces are smaller than the beans. Brown the round steak cubes with A1, but do not cook through. Cook the ground beef (if it isn't already). Mix all ingredients in a 4 qt. crockpot (it will be full). Set crockpot on high for 3-4 hours, and turn to low until ready to serve.

Verdict: This chili was very good, but not quite the same as the one we made with the original Lawry's seasoning packet. We prefer all ground beef chili.

Lawry's chili seasoning copycat recipe
Slightly modified from The Hayley Daily

1 Tbsp. flour
1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cocoa powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. oregano