Beer Chili

==Description==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wadley Estate in Allen, Texas in 1990.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
==Ingredients==
* 2 pounds lean ground round
* 1 pound ground pork
* 2 medium white onions chopped
* 1 large red bell pepper chopped
* 4 garlic cloves minced
* 3 fresh jalapeno peppers seeded and minced
* ¼ cup chili powder
* 28 ounce can Italian peeled tomatoes cut up and juices reserved
* 12 ounces beer
* 6 ounces tomato paste
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 1½ teaspoons cumin
* 1½ teaspoons oregano
* 2 bay leaves
* ¼ cup cornmeal
* sour cream
* pickled jalapeno pepper slices
* shredded cheddar cheese
* chopped onions
==Directions==
# Cook ground round, ground pork, onions, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapenos for 8 minutes.
# Add chili powder and cook stirring for 1 minute.
# Stir in tomatoes with their juice, beer, tomato paste, salt, cumin, oregano and bay leaves.
# Bring to a simmer stirring often.
# Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered stirring occasionally for 2 hours.
# In a small bowl stir together cornmeal and ½ cup chili until smooth.
# Stir cornmeal mixture into chili and cook until thickened about 5 minutes.
# Place sour cream, pickled jalapenos, cheddar cheese and onions in separate dishes.
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