Crockpot Chunky Pork and Sausage Chili

Ingredients

• boneless pork country-style ribs

  cut into ¾-inch cubes
  1 pound
• fully cooked smoked sausage

  cut into ½-inch slices
  ½ pound
• chopped onion
  1 cup
• chopped celery
  1 cup
• garlic

  crushed
  2 cloves
• x 15 oz can black beans

  rinsed and drained ( optional )
  1 unit
• x 15 oz can tomato sauce
  1 unit
• x 10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles
  1 unit
• beer (room temperature)

  or water
  1 cup
• chili powder
  2 teaspoons
• ground cumin
  ½ teaspoon
• salt and pepper

  to taste
  1 unit