Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 medium green or red pepper, finely chopped
16 oz. can kidney beans, drained
16 oz. can tomatoes, drained and cut into bite size pieces
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small bay leaf
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. crushed oregano leaves
2 to 3 tsp. chili powder

Preparation

In a heavy pot, melt butter.
Crumble meat into pot.
Cook a few minutes until meat is no longer pink.
Remove.
To the pot, add onion and pepper.
Cook a few minutes, stirring, until vegetables are soft.
Add meat.
Stir to combine.
Add remaining ingredients. Heat to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Cook, stirring occasionally, at least 45 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Serve immediately.