MALE CHAUVINIST CHILI

 Categories: Main dish, Crockpot   , Jeff's

      Yield: 4 servings

 
      6 ea Slices of bacon
     10 oz Ground beef
     10 oz Italian sausage (1" slices)
      1 ea Onion (cut into chunks)
      1 ea Bell pepper cut up
      2 ea Garlic cloves (minced)
      1 c  Dark red wine
      1 ts Dry mustard
      4 oz Chile paste
    1/4 ts Salt
     15 oz Canned Kidney beans
     15 oz Canned pinto or chili beans
    1/2 ea Diced jalapeno pepper diced
    1/2 c  Worcestershire sauce
      1 ts Celery seeds
      1 ts Black pepper
     15 oz Canned tomatoes (smashed)

  1. Brown bacon in Chile pot (preferably 4 1/2 quart dutch oven).
  Drain, crumble bacon and set aside.

  2. Pour bacon fat from pot, leaving only a film. Brown sausage and
  set aside with bacon. Pour sausage fat from pot, again leaving only
  a film. Fry hamburger, drain and set aside with other meats.

  3. Pour excess fat from pot. Cook onion, pepper, garlic and Chile
  pepper over low heat 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in wine and Worcestershire
  sauce, simmer uncovered about 10 minutes.

  4. Stir in mustard, celery seeds, chili paste, salt and pepper.
  Simmer 10 more minutes. Mash tomatoes and add with liquid and the
  meats to the onion mixture.

  5. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer, covered 1 1/2 hours, or
  longer if using crockpot. Best if made day before and reheated
  before serving.