Grandpa Carr'S Best Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. hamburger*
1/2 medium onion*
1 clove garlic or 1/4 tsp. garlic salt*
1 1/2 tsp. salt*
black pepper*
1 Tbsp. chili powder*
1 tsp. powdered cumin*
1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar*
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce*
1 can tomatoes*
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice
2 medium bay leaves
1 can kidney beans
1 tsp. dried leaf oregano
1/4 c. dry red wine (optional)
2 whole red peppers

Preparation

In Dutch oven, brown meat until red is all gone.
Add onion and cook a couple of minutes.
Scrape a place in the center and cook garlic (fresh) for about 1/2 minute, then stir into meat mix. Add salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, hot sauce and tomatoes.
Put cloves, allspice and bay leaf into tea ball and place in mixture.
Stir to mix well.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
Add kidney beans and cook 30 minutes.
Add oregano and cook 15 minutes.
Add red wine if desired.
Enjoy.