Damn, got cut off -- Starting over: 2.5 lbs beef/venison/turkey/wtfever, this recipe works with all meat. 1 lb pork sausage 1 beer (dark preferable) 1 large can Bush's Baked Beans 1 can diced tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes, diced about 1/4" To taste: Brown sugar chili powder cinnamon garlic salt onion powder ground peppercorn And:http://peppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dr103.jpg "The Hottest F*ckin' Seasoning." Essentially, raw oleoresin capsaicin, to adjust the heat of the chili without changing the flavor. mix the meats and spices (not the brown sugar) together in a bigass saucepan. When it's about medium-well, drain it. Keep in mind that you want to leave at least some fat in the mix for flavor. The leaner the meat, the less you should drain. Add in the brown sugar (don't use a ton of this, maybe 3 tablespoons max), the tomatoes, and about half a bottle of the beer. this will the be base of the broth and will have a nice caramelized flavor, but will also pick up a lot of the spicy oils from the cooked meat. When the base of the sauce turns red, indicating the tomatoes have started stewing, add the beans and the rest of the beer. This will get pretty soupy, so cook it down under medium low heat for about an hour, until it gets thick, at which point you should turn the heat off, but keep it on the burner so your chili stays warm. The soup is so thick that it won't scald. This will make lunch and dinner for four people, and can be adjusted for individual tastes. It's sweeter than some, but it ends up being more of a barbecue, glazed flavor, and the meat gets emphasized rather than the beans and sauce.