Beer Chili

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

 * 1) Cook ground round, ground pork, onions, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapenos for 8 minutes.
 * 2) Add chili powder and cook stirring for 1 minute.
 * 3) Stir in tomatoes with their juice, beer, tomato paste, salt, cumin, oregano and bay leaves.
 * 4) Bring to a simmer stirring often.
 * 5) Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered stirring occasionally for 2 hours.
 * 6) In a small bowl stir together cornmeal and ½ cup chili until smooth.
 * 7) Stir cornmeal mixture into chili and cook until thickened about 5 minutes.
 * 8) Place sour cream, pickled jalapenos, cheddar cheese and onions in separate dishes.