Football Chili Recipe .... Sizzle!!!

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
4 Italian sausage links
1 large diced vidalia onion
28 oz crushed tomatoes
28 oz water (3 1/2 cup)
28 oz chili beans
28 oz mild diced chilis
3 tablespoons chili powder
6 tablespoons corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper*
8 oz Jalapeno peppers *
** - to taste

Directions:
Cook and brown ground beef, add chili powder to meat - set  aside.
In crock pot set to medium temp, pour in crushed tomatoes, water, chili beans, 1/2 of diced onion, chili peppers. Add in meat mixture to crock pot.
Let crock pot cook covered in pot, slow boil, while cooking add 3-4 diced Italian sausage links, 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper, jalapeno peppers.

In separate pan, bring to boil one cup water with salt, corn meal, mix well.
Pour into pot, continue slow cook 4-6 hours total cook time in crock pot.
Carmelize 1/2 diced onion in pan using 1 tablespoon oil and 2 tablespoon syrup.
Served chili with a little carmelized onions with grated cheese... yummy!