2 pounds ground beef
1 pound sausage
3 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, chopped
3 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans
In a kettle, combine ground beef, sausage, chopped onions, and crushed garlic cloves; cook until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble. Drain.
Stir into meat mixture chili powder, flour, sugar, oregano, salt, and chopped whole tomatoes. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add kidney beans (drained) and simmer an additional 20 minutes.
Makes 12 servings.