Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
2 tsp. salt
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 (15 oz.) cans tomato sauce
2 (1 lb.) cans red kidney beans or pork and beans
1 tsp. sugar
1 green pepper, chopped
1 c. water
1 bay leaf
4 Tbsp. chili powder

Preparation

Brown meat in large pan over low heat, crumbling meat with a fork.
Drain off fat.
Sprinkle meat with chili powder, salt and sugar; mix well.
Add onion, green pepper, tomato sauce, water and bay leaf.
Cover and simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf.
Add beans to pot.
Thicken with a few instant potatoes. Cover and simmer another 30 minutes.