Chili con carne and vegetables

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground pork
cooked white beans

1 red onion (chopped)

2+ large carrots (chopped)
4+ small yellow squash (chopped)
green beans (chopped)

1 28 oz can of chopped tomatoes

1 can of Trader Joes beer

olive oil
sherry wine vinegar to taste
1 bag frozen corn

Spices and herbs:

1 bay leaf

4 cloves garlic (minced)

3 dried red chili peppers (ground)

Penzey's cocoa powder to taste
Penzey's hot chili powder to taste
ground ancho powder to taste
ground cumin to taste

ground black pepper to taste
ground cayenne pepper to taste

dried Mexican oregano

1/2 stick of cinnamon

Serve with:

fresh cilantro (chopped)

grated sharp cheddar
bread

Cook:

Heat oil in large cast-iron pot. Saute onions until light brown.

Add spices and herbs, stir.

Add ground meat and stir until no longer pink.

Add tomatoes, beer, sherry vinegar, and green beans. Add bean water if necessary to cover the mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer partly covered for 20 minutes.

Add yellow squash and simmer another 20 minutes. Add white beans and frozen corn in the last few minutes.

Notes:

Yum!