German Texas Chili

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 28 ounce canned tomatoes diced with basil, garlic and oregano) italian-style canned
• 56 ounce frangelico with juice (such as hunt's®) crushed canned
• 1 tablespoon chili powder 
• 6  chipotles in adobo chopped to taste
• 4  cinnamon sticks 
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder 
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin 
• 1 tablespoon pepper black
• 2.5 pounds pd of ground turkey 
• 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt 
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 0.3 cup paprika 
• 1 pound pork sausage hot jimmy dean® (such as )
• 4  onion red chopped

Equipment

• frying pan
• slow cooker
• cheesecloth

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Remove the cheesecloth spice bundle before serving.