Chili Cookoff Winning Recipe - BarbequeLovers.com

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 pound Italian sausage – I like my chili with a little heat, so I prefer hot Italian sausage, but my wife likes things a little more mild, so I typically use mild Italian sausage
• 6 strips of bacon
• 1 large yellow onion finely chopped
• 3 stalks celery diced
• 1 green bell pepper finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper very finely chopped (about 1/8 inch square)
• 4 cloves of garlic – minced
• 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans
• 3 cans (15 ounces) chili beans – in spicy sauce is the way I like it
• 2 cans (28 ounces) diced stewed tomatoes with Italian spices
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1.5 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (i.e. Tabasco™)
• 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard