Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2006
Long hours at low temperatures have a way of rendering flavors flat. So what's the secret to making full-flavored-and non-greasy-beef chili in the slow cooker?
To keep our Slow-Cooker Weeknight Chili recipe from turning out too greasy, we used reasonably lean 85 percent lean ground chuck and supplemented it with smoky bacon. Browning the meat was important, but it was just as important to not over...