Chasen's Chili

Ingredients:
1 red bell pepper chopped fine
1/2 onion chopped fine
1 TBS oil
1 TBS butter
1 pound ground beef
1 pound lean ground pork
1 TBS salt (additional to taste)
1 tsp pepper
2 TBS chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 large can tomato paste
2 cans black beans

Directions:
In a large sauce pan heat the oil and the butter. Add the onion and the red bell pepper. Cook 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and save.

Add more oil and butter to pan and add beef and pork mixture that has been broken in to pieces. Add salt and pepper and brown meat slightly. Return the onion and red bell pepper mixture to the pot. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin. Bring the pot to a boil. Simmer for an hour. Add the black beans.