How do you take your chili?

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Start with dry kidney or pink beans, and soak them for three or four hours. Drain them off, rinse them, and then boil vigorously for about 90 minutes, with ground cumin, chili powder, hot sauce and some garlic powder. I chop up one medium green bell pepper, two medium-to-large tomatoes, a bulb of garlic, 1 cup of chopped onion, and a pound or two of your favorite meat. I'm using pork tonight, and cutting up a roast into 1/2" cubes.

Brown the pork in oil, with garlic salt, pepper, and hot sauce. When the beans are done, I'm going to drain most of the water from them, add in the pork, along with the prepped vegetables, seasoned with cumin, chili powder, hot sauce, ground sage, leaf oregano, and a little thyme. Add three or four 8-oz cans of tomato sauce, depending on how thick you like your chili, and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Salt and pepper it to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover and simmer for another forty-five minutes.

I serve it with grated cheese on top, and either cornbread or garlic toast on the side.

The beans at a full boil:


Chopping the veggies:


The roast, before cubing:


... and after, being browned:


And right before being enjoyed: