Smoked Chili

• 1⅓ lbground beef (80/20)
• 1large sweet onion — diced
• 1red bell pepper — seeded, diced
• 1green bell pepper
• 4garlic — minced
• 1 tbspolive oil
• 28 ozdiced tomatoes — canned, 1 can
• 2 cupsbeef broth
• 1 canpinto beans — drained, rinsed
• 1 canblack beans — drained, rinsed
• —sour cream — optional
• —medium cheddar cheese — shredded, optional

Spice Mixture

• 2 tspfine sea salt
• 2 tspsmoked paprika
• 2 tspchili powder
• 1 tspblack pepper
• 1 tspcumin
• 1 tspMexican oregano
• 1 tspgarlic powder
• 1 tsponion powder
• ½ tspcayenne pepper
• ½ tspred pepper flakes

Fried Jalapeno Rings

• 4 cupsvegetable oil
• 3jalapeños — cored, seeded, sliced into rings
• ¼ cupall-purpose flour
• 2eggs — lightly beaten
• ½ cuppanko breadcrumbs
• —salt — to taste