Meat Lovers "kick off Chili"

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb pork sausage
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 lb smoked sausage
• 1 tablespoon ground oregano
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds

• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes

• 2 (27 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal

Directions

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   In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown ground beef and ground pork sausage with 1 lg onion coarsely chopped and 2cloves of garlic minced.Add 1lg green bell pepper cut into 3/4" chunks and smoked sausage cut into 3/4"chunks; continue cooking 5-10 min longer. Reduce heat to low; drain fat. Blend in spices and chopped tomatoes with all their juice. Simmer 5-10min. Stir in kidney beans (reserve liquid). In a bowl, blend a little of the reserved bean liquid with cornmeal to consistency similar to pancake batter; mix with chili simmering another 10-15min. Stirring occasionally.