Ingredients

  • 1 lb Chorizo, removed from casing
  • 1 lb Hot Italian Sausage, removed from casing
  • 1 lb Chuck, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 lb Hickory-smoked bacon
  • 10 Habenero peppers
  • 5 Scotch Bonnet peppers
  • 10 Jalepeno peppers
  • 4 Poblano peppers
  • 4 Banana peppers
  • 4 Anaheim peppers
  • 2 cans chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 2 large onions
  • 10 cloves of garlic
  • 2 bottles Negro Mordelo
  • 2 cups Quervo 1800
  • 2 cups Wild Turkey
  • 2 large cans tomato paste
  • 1 large can tomato sauce
  • 2 cans Rotelle Extra Hot diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans kidney beans
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 can pinto beans
  • 1 can navy/great northern bean
  • 1 can garbanzo
  • 1 bar dark bakers' chocolate
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 1/4 cup cumin
  • 1/4 cup basil
  • 1/4 cup oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  • Add the spices and the liquid ingredients (beer, tequila, whiskey, tomato past and sauce) to an 8 quart pot.
  • Slowly bring to a boil.
  • Dice the bacon and fry until softened and the fat begins to render.
  • Add the bacon and the bacon fat to the pot.
  • Brown the Chorizo, sausage and chuck in a large pan, drain and add to the pot.
  • Slowly bring to a boil again.
  • For the peppers, remove the caps and ends, halve lengthwise and slice about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Peal and crush the garlic cloves.
  • Drain the beans.
  • Dice the onions, then add the peppers, garlic, beans and onion to the pot.
  • Reduce the heat, and slowly rise to, once again, bring to a slow boil, with a the lid only partially convering the pot.
  • Taste adjust salt and pepper if neccessary.
  • After about an hour, in a double boiler, melt the chocolate then add to the pot.
  • Again, bring to a slow boil.
  • This time, reduce to head to a simmer and let cook for another 3 hours.
  • I serve plain or over rice, with chocolate treats to ease the heat.
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