Virginia Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 medium pepper, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. cumin
2 (No. 2) cans tomatoes
2 (No. 2) cans red kidney beans or pinto beans
1/2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1 (4 oz.) can tomato paste
1 can condensed beef consomme
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Brown
beef
in
skillet.
Add
onion
and green pepper, cooking
until
onion is transparent.
Add chili powder, cumin, allspice
and
black
pepper; mix well.
Remove from heat.
Put the
remaining
ingredients in a large pan and bring to a boil. Add meat mixture;
reduce heat and simmer about 3 hours.
(Stir often or chocolate will cause it to stick.) Remove bay leaf and serve with corn bread or muffins, finely grated cheese or small cheese
crackers.
This
recipe
won first prize in State Chili contest which was held in Lynchburg, Virginia.