All-American Chili I

Ingredients

• hot sweet Italian turkey sausages
  6 ounces
• chopped onion
  2 cups
• chopped green bell pepper
  1 cup
• garlic

  minced
  8 cloves
• ground sirloin
  1 lb
• jalapeño pepper

  chopped
  1 unit
• chili powder
  2 tablespoons
• brown sugar
  2 tablespoons
• ground cumin
  1 tablespoon
• tomato paste
  3 tablespoons
• dried oregano
  1 teaspoon
• fresh ground black pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• salt
  ¼ teaspoon
• bay leaves
  2 unit
• merlot or other fruity red wine
  1¼ cups
• (28 ounces) cans whole tomatoes

  undrained and coarsely chopped
  2 unit
• (15 ounces) cans kidney beans

  drained
  2 unit
• shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese (2 ounces)
  ½ cup