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)

Instructions

• Using a large cast iron skillet, Dutch oven or gallon sauce pan, brown sausage and save 2 tablespoons of the drippings.

• Set browned sausage aside and brown the ground beef, onion, green pepper and garlic. 

• When ground beef, onion, green pepper and garlic are evenly cooked, add sausage, diced tomatoes peppers, chili powder, oregano and ½ teaspoon salt.  Cook for 10 minutes.

• Transfer to dutch oven or gallon sauce pan. Add the beer and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Simmer with lid pan for 1 ½ hours.

• Add pinto beans and simmer covered for 30 minutes or more. Remove from heat and serve with toppings such as cheese, green onion and jalapeno pepper slices.