INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. stew meat, cut into bite- sized pieces/li>
1/4 cup olive oil/li>
1/2 lb. hot country sausage/li>
2 lbs. ground beef/li>
2 cups bell peppers, diced/li>
2 cups onions, diced/li>
3/4 cup red wine/li>
29 oz. stewed tomatoes/li>
29 oz. tomato sauce/li>
1 tsp. salt/li>
1 tsp. pepper/li>
2 Tbs. cumin/li>
2 Tbs. hot chili powder/li>
1 Tbs. tomato paste/li>
1 cup water /li>
3 Tbs. brown sugar /li>
2-14 oz. cans kidney beans/li>
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot, brown stew meat on all sides in olive oil, remove, and set aside. Brown sausage and ground beef in the same pot, remove, and set aside. Cook peppers and onions for five minutes, add wine, and reduce by half. Put stew meat, sausage, and beef back into the pot and mix in tomatoes, sauce, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, paste, and water. Bring to a boil and add brown sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for at least three hours. Add kidney beans 30 minutes before serving.