debbie's chocolate chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (28 ounce) cans italian-style diced tomatoes
• 2 cups diced onion
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound bacon, diced
• 2 pounds bulk spicy sausage
• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (32 ounce) bottle hickory smoke barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 4 (15.25 ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles irish (such as guinness®)
• 1 cup masa flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, onion, cumin, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together in a large pot over medium heat; keep at a simmer as you prepare the meats.
• place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. keep the skillet on heat while transferring bacon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. crumble bacon and stir into the tomato mixture.
• cook and stir sausage in the bacon drippings until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. stir sausage into the tomato mixture. return skillet to medium-high heat.
• cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. stir beef into the tomato mixture.
• stir barbeque sauce and chili powder into the tomato mixture; adjust any seasonings to your preference. add kidney beans and chocolate to the mixture; cook and stir until the chocolate is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• pour irish into the pot and stir. bring the mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors are well integrated with one another, about 1 hour.
• stir masa flour into the chili until smooth. bring the chili again to a simmer; cook and stir until thickened, about 15 minutes.