Chili Con Fixin'S

• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 cup hard cider (may substitute beer, wine or additional beef stock
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced into coins
• 1 cup cooked corn kernels
• 1 cup shelled edamame, cooked
• Fixin's: shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, kidney beans, pasta, chopped onion and cornbread

1. Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble the ground sirloin into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Add onion and cook for a few more minutes. Drain off excess grease.
2. Pour in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, beef stock and hard cider. Season with chili powder, pumpkin pie spice, cumin, garlic, bay leaves and salt. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally (The longer it simmers, the better it will taste).
3. In the meantime, cook smoked sausage in a large skillet until browned, 4-5 minutes. After cooking chili for 2 hours, taste it and adjust salt and chili powder, if necessary.
4. Just before serving, add smoked sausage, corn and edamame. Cook just until heated. Remove bay leaves and serve (If you can't find them, serve as is, and tell your guests to watch for the "prize").
5. Be sure to serve chili with all the "fixin's," such as cheese, sour cream, beans, pasta, freshly chopped onion and cornbread.

ground sirloin, onion, tomato sauce, tomatoes, beef stock, hard cider, chili powder, pumpkin pie spice, cumin, garlic, bay leaves, salt, sausage, corn kernels, shelled edamame, cheddar cheese

Taken from food52.com/recipes/19312-chili-con-fixin-s (may not work)