Real chili does not have beans, sorry. Seriously, look it up http://www.chilicookoff.com/Event/Event_Rules.asp

That said - it looks like a good recipe (minus the beans). We have an annual chili cookoff at work. A couple people have made venison chili, that is pretty good. We also have a guy who has won real contests (i.e. collected prize money) and has some chili cookoff rating or something and he makes a batch for people to try and it is awesome. I have used steak before and enjoy it. I also use ground chuck instead of ground beef. Some places you can actually find ground chili meat which is bascially ground beef or ground chuck but large peices (our conetst guys uses that) and it is very good. You can also mix a bit of ground turkey in with your ground beef. It won't change the flavor but it will stay moister then beef by it self. I also preseason and marinate the meat, usually for at least 2 hours. If you spice it up nicely it will give each bite a nice finishing kick.

I have also recently started experimenting with making my own BBQ sauce. I have made a couple of batches that have turned out pretty good (and some that were tossed). It is a fun process.