German Texas Chili Recipe

Heat the olive oil in a very large skillet over medium heat and cook the onions and chipotle peppers until the onions are translucent about 10 minutes. Place the hot sausage and turkey into the skillet and cook until brown chopping the meat up with a spoon into crumbles as it cooks 10 to 15 more minutes. Spoon the meat mixture into a large slow cooker leaving excess grease behind in the skillet. Stir the crushed tomatoes Italian-style diced tomatoes beer garlic powder kosher salt black pepper cumin chili powder paprika and brown sugar into the meat mixture until thoroughly combined.

Tie the cinnamon sticks and cloves into a piece of cheesecloth and drop the bundle into the slow cooker. Set the cooker to Low and cook 6 to 8 hours. Remove the cheesecloth spice bundle before serving.