Spicy Delicious Arizona Chili

4 lbs ground turkey or beef
2 heaping teaspoons cumin (or more to taste)
3 medium onions chopped up 1&1/2 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
6-8 cloves of garlic minced
2 teaspoons paprika
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons cayenne
3 14.5 oz. cans tomato sauce
4 teaspoons dried oregano
1 bottle beer (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 teaspoons salt
1 jalapeno chopped
fresh cilantro if available

OK, first you need to brown the ground meat. I usually do it in batches and saute the onions and garlic divided up along with the meat. I also add 1 teaspoon of salt along with each batch of meat as it's browning. I drain the fat from the meat after each batch and then dump it into a pot to cook with the rest of the ingredients. (Figure that getting the meat browned takes around 1/2 hour or so)
After the meat is browned and in a larger pot, add the tomato sauce and about 1/2 a bottle of beer if you're using beer. Then add enough water so that the meat is completely covered. Mix that around.

Now add the remaining ingredients except the cilantro. Mix everything together, bring it to a boil and then turn the heat down to medium low and let it simmer for about 45 minutes. You can add the fresh cilantro for the last 15 minutes. Also, taste it after about 1/2 hour to see if you want to add more cumin or more cayenne depending on how hot everyone likes it. If for some reason it's too hot you can also add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar at a time to tone it down, ie, add one, mix it around then taste it again after a couple of minutes.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BINKSTER686.