While it’s a fact that chili is good to eat any time of year, there’s nothing like a hearty bowl of chili to warm you up on a cold day. Chuck roast makes this Smoked Chili even heartier with big hunks of meat instead of ground beef. Three kinds of chili peppers, a variety of spices, chopped bacon and apple wood smoke give the flavor profile great depth.There are several cuts of meat you can use, but the easiest and least expensive is probably chuck roast. Beef chuck is a huge primal cut that comes mainly from the shoulder section of the steer. It’s very fatty, which gives it good flavor and has lots of connective tissue that requires a long cook time to tenderize. This recipe does not require the long smoke time because the meat is cut into cubes before cooking.
