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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This one is our favorites - I actually didn't even like chili until I made this! It doesn't take a lot of time to make and it has excellent flavor. The unsweetened cocoa powder is key and you can amp up the heat to your taste. Serve by itself, over Fritos, or mixed with cooked macaroni, and top with your favorite garnishes, like shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, diced onions, scallions, cilantro, etc.

3 tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion – chopped
1 green bell pepper – stemmed, seeded, cut into ¼ inch dice
1 red bell pepper – stemmed, seeded, cut into ¼ inch dice
2 tbs. garlic – finely chopped
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
2 lbs. ground beef round
¼ cup tomato paste
1 ½ tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup chili powder
2 tbs. ground cumin
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. oregano
½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
2 (28-ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes – drained, with their juices
½ cup dry red wine
2 (15 ½ ounce) cans dark red kidney beans – drained
½ tsp. salt – to taste
½ cup flat leaf parsley or cilantro – chopped

Heat olive oil in very large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell peppers and cook over low heat. Stir occasionally until soft (about 10 minutes). Add garlic and cook 2 more minutes.

Crumble the sausage meat into the pot, and brown well (10 to 15 minutes). Add beef and cook, continuing to stir, until browned (15 minutes more). Drain most of the fat.

Add the tomato paste, cocoa powder, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring to blend.

Add the tomatoes along with 1 cup of reserved juices and the red wine. Simmer, uncovered, over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add kidney beans and cook to blend the flavors (15 minutes). Stir in salt and parsley or cilantro.[/quote]  This sounds great!  We usually serve our chili over rice.[/quote]

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