Spice House Chili

• 1/4 cup Olive oil
• 1 pound Bottom round stew meat cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 pounds Ground Round
• 1/2 pound Hot italian sausage
• 1 cup Green bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup Yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup Red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cup Yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 cup Burgundy red wine
• 2 cans 14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes (Del Monte "Mexican Recipe")
• 1 can 29 oz Tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon Tomato powder or paste
• 2 tablespoons Dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon Ground tellicherry black pepper
• 2 tablespoons Ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons Hot chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Aleppo pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground turkish bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cups Water
• 1 can 14 oz can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 pound Cheddar cheese (Mild fancy shredded)
• 1 piece Scallion
• 10 pieces Corn tortillas, julienne cut

1. Heat oil in a large pot and brown stew meat on all sides. Remove meat and set aside. Brown ground beef and Italian sausage. Remove meat and set aside.
2. Remove excess oil, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Add the peppers and onion to the pan. Saute on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add wine to peppers and onion. Reduce by half. Place all three meats back into the large pot. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, salt, pepper cumin, chili powder, Aleppo peper, ground bay leaves and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 3 hours stirring occasionally.
3. (Optional) Add kidney beans. Let cook an additional 30 minutes.
4. Deep fry corn tortillas until lightly brown. Serve chili in soup bowls. Garnish with cheddar cheese, tortilla chips and green onion. Accompany with cornbread twists. Enjoy!

olive oil, ground round, italian sausage, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, yellow onion, red wine, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato powder, brown sugar, kosher salt, ground tellicherry black pepper, ground cumin, chili powder, pepper, ground turkish, water, red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, scallion, corn tortillas

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