Best Doggone Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 tsp. butter
5 cloves minced garlic
2 large onions, chopped
2 large bell peppers*
1 lb. ground round
1 lb. London broil
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 tsp. sugar
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 tsp. basil
pinch of thyme
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1 dried red chili pepper*
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
6 Serrano peppers, chopped*
1 1/2 c. red wine
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
3 cans red kidney beans

Preparation

*Any type of pepper can be substituted, including crushed red pepper, Italian hot peppers, jalapeno peppers and cherry peppers.