Chili

This chili is hearty and meat-filled. A perfect cold weather meal!
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Ingredients

1 ½ lb hamburger

1 package apple sausage

2 shots bourbon ( for smokiness )

1 sm purple onion, diced

2 tsp chili powder

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

1 green pepper, diced

3 jalepenos, seeded and diced

1 tomato, diced

1 tbsp salt

½ tbsp pepper

1 tbsp cumin

a few shots of Tabasco

olive oil

2 tbsp bacon grease

12 oz can diced tomato

½  can tomato paste

1 can pinto beans

1 can red kidney beans

3-4 c water

white vinegar

Fritos

cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook sausage.
  2. Brown hamburger on high for ~2 min.
  3. Add garlic and ½ the onion. Sautee for 5 min.
  4. Drain ~½ the meat fat. Transfer to a large soup pot.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients, except vinegar/fritos/cheese. Boil.
  6. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2+ hours, stirring frequently.
  7. Season with vinegar to taste.
  8. Serve with Fritos/cheese.