Beer & Italian Sausage Chili (Green's Meat Soup)

• 1 lb ground italian sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can tomato paste
• 2 can red beans
• 1 onion (diced)
• 4 clove garlic (minced)
• 6 serrano peppers (diced)
• 3 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 2 bottles beer (a moderate ale works best)

1. Open 1 bottle of beer and pour in a frosty pint glass for drinking while making chili
2. In a dutch oven, brown ground beef with salt and pepper to taste, add 1 teaspoon of cumin and 1 teaspoon of chili powder
3. Remove ground beef and add Italian sausage, cook until browned
4. Add diced onion, minced garlic, and diced serrano peppers to the hot fat left in the dutch oven, cook until soft and tender
5. Return ground beef and italian sausage to dutch oven
6. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and remaining bottle of beer stirring to combine
7. Add remaining chili powder and cumin
8. Simmer on low for at least 1 hour (I usually do 2 to 3 hours)
9. If you like soupier chili add a second beer or 12 ounces of water

ground italian sausage, ground beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, red beans, onion, clove garlic, serrano peppers, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, bottles

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/357538-beer-italian-sausage-chili-greens-meat-soup (may not work)