Roast, sirloin tip

Instructions:

1.) Turn the slow cooker on high.  Add 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic and a tablespoon of olive oil.
2.) Make rub.  In a bowl, combine 1 teaspoon of each - paprika, salt, garlic, pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, and celery salt.
3.) Turn the stove on medium to high, add 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic and a tablespoon of olive oil.  As the garlic browns, add one chopped onion.
4.) Massage the roast with the rub.  
5.) Add the roast to the pan on the stove.  Add 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire Sauce.  Brown on all sides.
6.) After brown, add roast to slow cooker along with another cup of chopped onion, another teaspoon of Worcestershire Sauce, remainder of spices, and 2 cups of water.  You can add a teaspoon of sriracha if you want to spice it up.
7.) Once it starts to boil, add tomato sauce.  Cover and continue heating on high for 2 hours.
8.) Add 2 cups of beef broth, 2 cups of chopped carrots, and 2 lbs of chopped baby red potatoes.  Turn on low.  After 1 hour, check taste.
9.) Cook on low for up to 4 hours.


Ingredients
2 onions
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce (Lea Perrins)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (2 pound) sirloin tip roast
1 14.5 cans beef broth
2 cups of water
1 can tomato sauce

References:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-family-favorite-pot-roast/ac9058d5-fd1d-4a19-b7e5-6b57d22e5c82

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/slow-cooker-pot-roast.html

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/herb-rubbed-sirloin-tip-roast/

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/catherines-sirloin-tip-roast/

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/foolproof-rib-roast/

Spices, including dried chopped garlic, dried oregano, paprika, cayenne, etc., from http://www.thespicehouse.com/.

Game day chili

Updated 2.27.19

Made exactly the same, except added extra veggies (spinach and peppers) and add one can of each of five beans (red kidney, pinto bean, black bean, garbanzo, and navy).
 
Updated 10.28.18

Ingredients

1 large onion
1 tablespoon of chopped dried garlic
1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef or ground chicken
1 lb of iltalian sausage or ground pork (got rid of pork and beef in our lives)
1 lb of ground turkey -- investigating veggies options
2 tbls tablespoon chili powder
1 tbls dried oregano
1 tbls ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2-1 teaspoon of cayenne (add more if you want hot chili)
1-2 teaspoons of hot sauce or sriracha (depends on how hot you want it)
1-2 teaspoons of Worcestershire (Lea Perrins)
1 can (28 oz) organic diced tomatoes, undrained -- investigate using fresh tomatoes and saw
1 can (15 oz) organic tomato sauce
3 cans (15 oz) red kidney beans (add spicy beans if you want it hot)
*Roundy's, Metro Market/Kroeger, Fresh Thyme has a great line of affordable organic tomato sauces, tomatoes, and beans


Instructions
1. Start the slow cooker on high.

2. In a pan, put some olive oil (or whatever your preference) and the dried or fresh chopped garlic.  As it heats, peel and chop the onion and add as well.

3. Once the onions are starting to become more clear and soft, crumble the meat into the pan.
>Season meat with chorizo spice, new mexico green chiles, allepo peppers, ancho chili powder, cayenne, oregano, pepper, cumin, and salt
>Can brown meat in instapot

4. As the meat is cooking add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to the slow cooker.

>To cook in instapot, throw meat, sauce, and seasoning in instapot

5.  Add the spices to the meat in the pan and the tomato sauce in the slow cooker as the meat is cooking. Stir the chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika, hot sauce, and worcestershire.  Remember, less is more...you can always add more seasoning in, but can't take it out.

6. Cook the beef, pork, turkey, onion, and garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and thoroughly cooked.
>used frozen onion from Metro Market and added frozen bell peppers from Whole Foods

7. Add the meat to the tomato sauce in the slow cooker.  Stir meat and tomato sauce together.  Then, add kidney beans (strained and washed).

8. Cover slow cooker and cook for approximately 2-8 hours.
>Cook 10 minutes in instapot

Once the chili starts to boil turn to low.  Could take up to an hour.  Adjust for taste.

Length depends on the flavor you want.  Some people don't bother with the slow cooker.  I think it adds to the flavor and makes the house smell awesome.

Other options may include parsley, basil, thyme, cinnamon, green peppers, celery, chilis, and jalapenos.

Adapted from:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Boilermaker-Tailgate-Chili/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=boilermaker%20chili&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i1
(This is a fav of several of my friends in of itself)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chili-ii/
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chili/c7df2894-907a-4309-a7f9-6e6f5a6c730d
http://www.food.com/recipe/firehouse-chili-46596
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-chili/040260b6-ac42-4c9b-9649-95175b7e5ba3

Spices, including dried chopped garlic, dried oregano, cumin, cayenne, etc., from http://www.thespicehouse.com/.


Update: Making your own chili power....

I normally have chili power from my favorite spice house and always appreciate the affordable Roundy's organic chili power.  However, at the end of the day, chili powder is just garlic, oregano, cumin (which are already in this recipe) AND (ancho) chili pepper.  Making your own, easy peasy.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/237172/chili-powder/

Update: Making Worcestershire sauce
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/242401/homemade-worcestershire-sauce/


1.10.16
Used minced and chopped garlic, dried
In lieu of chile powder -- Doubled oregano, cumin, cayenne, paprika + garlic salt + 2 tbsp of ancho chile pepper
In lieu of worcestershire - Added apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, mustard seed, cinnamon