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German-Style Chili

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PREP TIME
25 min
COOKING TIME
320 min
TOTAL TIME
345 min
SERVINGS
14 servings
Dinner German
German-Style Chili
Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 pounds fresh bratwurst links, cut into 1-inch slices
  • 2 tablespoons bacon drippings, divided
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups sauerkraut, drained
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans red beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans tomato juice
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle German-style beer
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 1/2 ounces milk chocolate candy
Instructions
1
Put the bratwurst in a large pan with 1 tablespoon of bacon fat over medium heat; cook and mix the bratwurst until it's nicely browned on all sides and no longer has any pink color, taking around 15 minutes. Remove the excess oil.
2
Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in a large, deep container over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, green and jalapeno peppers, and garlic until the onion becomes transparent and soft, taking roughly 8 minutes. Add the bratwurst to the container with the vegetables, and stir in the sauerkraut, red beans, petite diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato juice, beer, salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder, sugar, garlic powder, paprika, allspice, and oregano.
3
Heat the mixture to a rolling boil, then decrease the heat to a gentle simmer and stir in the milk chocolate until it's fully melted and incorporated. Let it cook for 5 hours, stirring occasionally to maintain the consistency.