Nevada Annie'S Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 medium chopped onions
1 medium green pepper
1 large rib celery, chopped
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. chopped jalapeno pepper
3 Tbsp. oil
4 lb. ground round
4 to 8 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. cumin
2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
salt and pepper to taste
12 oz. can beer
1 1/4 c. water
14 1/2 oz. stewed tomatoes
8 oz. tomato sauce
4 oz. tomato paste
4 oz. diced green chilies
1 bay leaf
kidney beans (optional)

Preparation

Saute onion, green pepper, celery, garlic and jalapeno pepper. Add meat and cook until it loses its redness.
Combine chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, Tabasco, salt and pepper with 8 ounces beer (the other 4 ounces is for the cook!).
Let stand 2 minutes. Add to meat along with the remaining ingredients.
Simmer, covered, on low heat for 3 hours.