Dennis' Famous Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

oil
3 chopped onions
3 chopped green peppers
3 large cloves finely chopped garlic
1 to 2 lb. chopped beef
1 to 2 cans tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
2 to 8 Tbsp. chili powder (to your taste)
1 Tbsp. sugar
sprinkling of salt, pepper and paprika
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. basil
pinch of cayenne or hot chili sauce
1 to 2 cans kidney beans

Preparation

In 1/2-inch oil, saute until soft the onions, peppers and garlic.
In another pan, brown the beef. Drain fat from beef and add beef to onions and peppers. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and chili powder.
Add the sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves, cumin, basil and cayenne or hot chili sauce. Simmer all for at least 1 1/2 hours, then add the kidney beans.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.