Grandpa Ron'S Awesome Three-Bean Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef
3 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can red beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
2 large white onions, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup light brown sugar
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning mix
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste (optional)
1/2 cup chopped onion, or to taste (optional)
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix beer, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, pinto beans, red beans, kidney beans, 2 chopped onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, brown sugar, garlic, chili seasoning mix, cornstarch, and mustard into ground beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer, stirring frequently, until flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
Top each serving with about 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons onion, and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper.