Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
    1 large Spanish onion, chopped
    3 celery stalks, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 large green pepper, seeded and chopped
    2 bottled mild banana peppers, seeded and chopped
    1 c. juice (from bottled banana peppers)
    4 (14 oz.) cans stewed tomatoes
    1 large can V-8 juice
    2 pkg. Chili-O mix
    2 (1 1/2 oz. each) pkg. onion soup
    1/4 c. barbecue sauce
    1/4 c. catsup
    4 tsp. chili powder
    2 tsp. cumin
    2 tsp. beef bouillon powder
    1/2 tsp. black pepper
    1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
    1 bay leaf
    pinch each of basil and thyme
    2 tsp. salt
Preparation
    In Dutch oven or kettle, brown beef. Drain well. Add onion, celery, garlic and green pepper. Cook until soft.
    Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 2 hours. Correct seasoning to taste.
    Simmer, covered, 1 more hour. Makes about 5 quarts.

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