karla's slow cooker chili

Ingredients For karla's slow cooker chili

• 2 lb

  ground beef
• 1 lb

  ground pork
• 1/2 Tbsp

  bacon fat or 5 precooked strips bacon crushed
• 1 c

  chopped celery
• 1/2 c

  green and red peppers, chopped
• 1 c

  chopped onion
• 1/4 c

  sugar
• 1/4 c

  dark brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp

  beef soup base
• 48 oz

  vegetable juice (v-8)
• 1 tsp

  thyme
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  pepper sauce or to taste
• 1 tsp

  cumin seed
• 1 tsp

  garlic powder or minced garlic
• 2

  bay leaves
• 1 tsp

  cilantro
• 1/2 Tbsp

  mexican oregano
• 1 pkg

  chili seasoning
• 1 Tbsp

  paprika
• 1 can

  stewed tomatoes, 16 ounces
• 2 can

  pinto beans
• 1 can

  light red kidney beans