Cowboy Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. ground chuck
3 medium onions, diced
2 medium bell peppers, diced
2 (8-inch) stalks celery, diced
1 Tbsp. jalapeno pepper (optional)
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans stewed tomatoes
16 oz. can tomato sauce
2 cans mushroom stems and pieces
16 oz. can tomato paste
2 (3 oz.) bottles chili powder
2 Tbsp. cumin
1 Tbsp. Tabasco sauce
3 bay leaves
garlic salt to taste
onion salt to taste
salt and pepper to taste
4 oz. beer

Preparation

Saute onions, bell peppers, celery and jalapenos in a little oil.
Add meat and brown.
Mix in remaining ingredients and add enough water to cover top.
Cook for 3 hours on low heat.
This may be a bit more chili powder than you like.
Taste for seasoning after the first bottle.