Debbie's Chocolate Chili Recipe

Stir tomato sauce diced tomatoes onion cumin cayenne pepper and black pepper together in a large pot over medium heat; keep at a simmer as you prepare the meats.

Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until crisp about 10 minutes. Keep the skillet on heat while transferring bacon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Crumble bacon and stir into the tomato mixture.

Cook and stir sausage in the bacon drippings until completely browned 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir sausage into the tomato mixture. Return skillet to medium-high heat.

Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir beef into the tomato mixture.

Stir barbeque sauce and chili powder into the tomato mixture; adjust any seasonings to your preference. Add kidney beans and chocolate to the mixture; cook and stir until the chocolate is melted 1 to 2 minutes.

Pour Irish stout beer into the pot and stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook stirring occasionally until the flavors are well integrated with one another about 1 hour.

Stir masa flour into the chili until smooth. Bring the chili again to a simmer; cook and stir until thickened about 15 minutes.