Spicy Sausage Chile

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 sweet green pepper, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• hot sauce or red pepper flakes
• 1 can diced tomato, undrained
• 1 can kidney beans or 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 cups water

Recipe

• 1 steam sausage in casings to remove excess fat.
• 2 let cool and slice into bite sized pieces.
• 3 in large pot brown sausage and blot away almost all the fat.
• 4 add spices and stir over medium heat for a couple of minutes.
• 5 add onions,garlic,peppers and celery stirring until softened.
• 6 stir in tomatoes and water and bring to boil.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 8 stir in beans and simmer until thickened.