Beef Chili with a Twist - Certified Hereford Beef

Ingredients

• 8 ounces mild to hot bulk pork sausage
• 1 ½ pounds Certified Hereford Beef ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped green pepper
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 small dried red chili pepper
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and diced (optional)
• 1 ½ teaspoons of chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 – 12 oz cans of a light sweet beer like Coors, Red Strip or Corona
• 1 can tomato paste (12oz)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (16oz)
• 1 can of pinto beans, drained (16oz)