Andy's All Meat Chili

Ingredients

• 1 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or ground pork (both packaged together for meatloaf)
• 1 orange, juice and zest of
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 poblano pepper, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled, minced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves
• 4 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 habanero peppers, diced (or more if you dare)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1/3 cup tequila
• 4 fresh cilantro stems, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Remove any casings from sausages, crumble meat into a large, deep, pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often until lightly browned. To pot add ground turkey, beef, and pork. Mix together and crumble meat until it begins to brown.

2. 2

   To browned meat add onion, bell pepper, and pablano pepper. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until onion is soft.

3. 3

   Add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about an hour.

4. 4

   Don't forget to occasionally stir, so it doesn't burn!

5. 5

   Uncover and cook over medium-low heat until liquid starts to evaporate (about 30 minutes), continue to stir so it doesn't burn.

6. 6

   Remove pot from heat and let cool about 15-20 minutes.

7. 7

   Return to burner and heat throughly.

8. 8

   Repeat the last 2 steps as needed until chili is thick.

9. 9

   Serve with crackers.

10. 10

    Leftovers can be easily frozen in a ziplock freezer bag or Tupperware.