Southwest Meets Midwest Chili

• 2 links hot Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large jalapeno pepper (seeded, if desired), chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground clove
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ground pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups good red wine
• 28 ounces can Italian plum tomatoes
• 1 can hot Rotel
• 1 15 oz can diced tomato
• 1 15 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 5 tablespoons tomato paste
• grated cheddar cheese
• sour cream
• chopped onion

1. Cook the first 6 ingredients (sausage through green pepper) In a large Dutch oven over medium high heat, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until both ground sirloin and sausage are no longer pink.
2. Add spices (clove through salt and pepper) and stir until sirloin and sausage are completely coated.
3. Add wine, plum tomatoes (squishing with fingers or breaking up with a spoon), Rotel, diced tomatoes, kidney beans and tomato paste. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered, for one hour. Stir occasionally.
4. Top with grated cheddar cheese, onion and sour cream, as desired.

sausage, ground sirloin, onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, green bell pepper, ground clove, ground allspice, cinnamon, chili powder, oregano, brown sugar, cumin, bay leaves, salt, ground pepper, good red wine, italian plum tomatoes, tomato, kidney beans, tomato paste, cheddar cheese, sour cream, onion

Taken from food52.com/recipes/15878-southwest-meets-midwest-chili (may not work)