Male Chauvinist Chili

Ingredients

• • 1/2 lb bacon

  • 1 lb sliced 1" pieces hot italian sausage

  • 1 lb ground beef

  • 1lb flank steak, cut in 1/2" cubes

  • 1 large coarsely chopped onion

  • 1 large coarsely chopped green pepper

  • 1 clove minced garlic

  • 1 small mincd and seeded jalapeno pepper

  • 1 cup burgundy or dry red wine

  • 1/2 cup worsterschire

  • 1 1/2 tsp chili powder

  • 1 tsp ground cumin

  • 3 bay leaves

  • 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

  • 1 tsp celery seed

  • 1 tsp dry mustard

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 3 large cans chopped Italian style tomatoes

  • 1- 15oz can undrained pinto beans

  • 1- 15oz can undrained kidney beans

  • 1- 15oz can undrained garbanzo beans

Preparation

Cook bacon in 8 quart dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon and crumble.

Set bacon aside and reserve drippings.

Brown sausage in drippings, stirring occasionally. Drain well, reserve drippings. Set sausage aside.

Brown Flank Steak in drippings. Drain well and set aside.

Brown ground beef in drippings oven stirring to to crumble meat. Drain, reserving drippings. Set beef aside.

Saute' onion, green pepper, garlic, and jalapeno pepper in pan drippings in dutch oven for 2 minutes. Add wine and worchesterschire sauce; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

Add chili powder, pepper, celery seeds, mustard and salt, stirring well; simmer , uncovered, 10 minutes.

Mash tomatoes; and add tomatoes and liquid to mixture in dutch oven, stirring well.

Add reserved meats to mixture as well also while stirring well.

Bring mixture to a boil cover, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add beans and stir well cover and simmer for another hour. Makes about two gallons.

Urban Cowgill 1993