Meat Lovers "Kick Off Chili" - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb pork sausage
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 green bell pepper
1 lb smoked sausage
1 tablespoon ground oregano
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
2 (27 ounce) cans kidney beans
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal

Preparation

In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown ground beef and ground pork sausage with 1 lg onion coarsely chopped and 2cloves of garlic minced.Add 1lg green bell pepper cut into 3/4\" chunks and smoked sausage cut into 3/4\"chunks; continue cooking 5-10 min longer. Reduce heat to low; drain fat. Blend in spices and chopped tomatoes with all their juice. Simmer 5-10min. Stir in kidney beans (reserve liquid). In a bowl, blend a little of the reserved bean liquid with cornmeal to consistency similar to pancake batter; mix with chili simmering another 10-15min. Stirring occasionally.