Wendy's wanna be chili

1 1/2 lb.. ground beef
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 can onion soup
2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. cocoa
2 cans kidney beans undrained
6 tsp. tomato paste
15 tsp. tomato sauce
3 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. vinegar
6 cups V-8 juice


Brown beef in oil. Break meat into tiny rice size pieces. Place onion soup and half of cooked beef into a blender and process on high speed until it resembles cement mortar. Place with unblended beef into 2-1/2 qt saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until flavors are blended.