Slammin' Chilli

I make this recipe once and a while in the winter time when it's really cold. Put away 2 hours of your time for this one, mostly because of the simmering time.

Ingredients

• 1 kg of lean Beef or Buffalo
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• 1 can of tomato soup
• 1 can of tomato paste
• 1 can of black or red kidney beans
• Chilli paste ( the heat )
• 2 Peppers
• 1 Large Onion
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• Fresh Cilantro
• 1/3 package of bacon
• 1/4 cup of wine
• Spices as pictured below 
• Chilli powder 3 Tbs
• Chilli Flakes 1 Tbs
• Cumin 1 Tbs
• Paprika 1 Tbs
• Garam Masala 1 Tbs
• Oregano 2 Tbs
• Cinnamon 1 Tbs ( optional )

Instructions
1. Chop bacon into slices and add into the pot with 2-3 Tbs of water. The water helps the bacon crisp very quickly.

2. Chop/dice Onions, peppers and garlic.( Can keep veggie leftovers to make vegetable broth at a later time )

3. Sweat onions, peppers and garlic while browning meat in another pan.

4. Combine diced tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato paste, chilli paste, black beans and beef in the pot and simmer for about 45 minutes. Add spices at this stage. ( you can add a bit when sweating the peppers and onions as well as to the meat when it's browning )

 5. Before serving chop Cilantro and add to chilli, serve with bread and a beefy wine.