Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef (you can actually use any ground meat combination, turkey, chicken, italian sausage, etc., or use fro)
1 medium yellow sweet onion, chopped or diced (vidalia, oso, etc.)
1 sweet bell pepper, chopped or diced (any color)
2 stalks celery, chopped or diced
1 carrot, chopped or diced
2 jalapeno peppers, sliced or chopped (remove the seeds and membrane from one pepper, use other types of hot peppers if you dare!)
2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes (Dei Fratelli brand is very consistent)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
4-8 garlic cloves, smashed silly
salt and pepper, a few shakes here and there can't hurt
1/4 cup prepared sweet-and-sour mix (pick up a bottle of Mr. & Mrs. T's sweet-and-sour mix from your grocery store liquor aisle)
1/8 cup orange juice
1/8 cup lime juice
1/8 cup lemon juice
1-2 ounce dark chocolate (70% dark preferred)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon basil
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons Mexican chili powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried cilantro
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
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