Ed's Chicago Cocoa Chili ( Chocolate Chili )

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef(you can actually use any ground meat combination, turkey, chicken, pork, italian sausage)

1 cup yellow sweet onion(1 medium or large chopped or diced vidalia, oso, etc.)

1 cup sweet bell pepper(1 whole pepper, chopped or diced, any color)

2 stalks celery(chopped or diced)

1 carrot(chopped or diced)

2 jalapeno peppers(sliced or chopped)

2 (28 1/16 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes

1 (6 ounce) cans 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(or juice from 1 lime)

1/8 cup lemon juice(or juice from 1 lemon)

1 -2 ounce dark chocolate or 1 -2 ounce bittersweet chocolate

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(leave this separate if you want to adjust the sweetness of your chili)
1/2 cup cocoa powder

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