Red Chili with Dolcetto

By Shawn Stanchfield

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground chuck
1 lb. breakfast sausage
1 cup diced onions
2 oz. Dolcetto Wine
3 cups kidney beans
2 cups condensed tomato soup
2 T. chili powder
1 T. cumin
1 tbsp. flour
4 oz water
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
Salt & Pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Brown the ground chuck and breakfast sausage in 3 T. of olive oil.
2. Add and cook onions and garlic for 10 minutes; Deglaze with Dolcetto wine.
3. Add kidney beans and tomato soup.
4. Make into a paste and blend in chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, flour and water.
5. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.