where's the beef?

back in august we had a "not going away party" and i made a big pot of chili to serve with our three buckets of margaritas. rachael wanted a beef recipe, and this turned out really good (i've made it several times since the party). i searched for chili recipes online and then just used what sounded good from several different recipes.

in a really big, clean pot...
brown about 2 pounds of extra lean ground beef and drain off the fat
add one chopped onion
some minced garlic
a tall can of kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
a regular can of pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
a regular can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
a 6 oz can of diced green chilis
two cans of diced, stewed tomatoes
a can of beef broth (not the condensed kind)
a palm full of chili powder
less than a palm full of ground cumin
about 1/3 cup of brown sugar
lots of course-ground black pepper
a little salt

stir it all up and cook it for a long time (works great all day in the crock pot).

i've also made it with dark beer instead of beef broth. pretty good that way.
i've also made it with leftover shredded carnitas meat instead of the ground beef. also very good.

now you make the chili and come back with your "star" rating and list the variations you came up with...