Sweet Bbq Chili

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 cups pinto beans
• 1 cup black turtle beans
• 1 cup small red beans
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 large red onion
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chili peppers
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• salt
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce
• 2 cups brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 wash beans and mix them together in a pan of water (you can change the ratio the goal is to make it pretty).
• 2 bring the beans to a boil and turn off the heat. let them set for 1 hour.
• 3 rinse them in cold water until the water runs clear and they stop making bubbles. (this takes the gas out of them)
• 4 cover the beans with water, bring them to a boil and simmer until tender.
• 5 (never salt beans until they are completely done cooking!).
• 6 while the beans simmer chop the onion and saute it with the italian seasoning, the chili powder, green chili peppers, garlic, and cayenne in a skillet. i suggest cutting the onion in large pieces instead of mincing it but that is optional.
• 7 add the hamburger. (you can also use any ground meat including sausage. which by the way is wonderful and adds its own spice. elk meat or venison is also delicious)
• 8 saute the hamburger, onions and spices together until the burger is done. again i don't cut the burger in small pieces but leave it in large chunks.
• 9 when the beans are tender add the burger mixture and tomatoes and salt to taste.
• 10 add the brown sugar slowly taste testing alot until it is sweet enough. then pour in the bottle of bbq sauce. mix it together and taste it again.
• 11 it should be sweet until you swallow then hit you with the pepper heat.
• 12 make adjustments to your own taste.
• 13 once you get the flavor just how you want it let it simmer until you are ready to serve. the longer it simmers the better it will be.
• 14 serve topped with cheddar cheese and paired with deep skillet cornbread.
• 15 makes a good planover meal. can be frozen.