Heritage Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. olive oil
2 c. diced onion
2 c. diced celery
1 c. diced green pepper
1 1/2 lb. ground chuck
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
5 Tbsp. catsup
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. cumin
3 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 c. water
3 c. V-8 juice
dash of cayenne pepper
1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 (29 oz.) can tomato sauce
2 (15 1/2 oz.) cans dark red kidney beans
1 (31 oz.) mild chili beans

Preparation

Brown meat in a pan over charcoal grill, using mesquite charcoal.
Sprinkle Worcestershire sauce over meat while browning. Add meat to large stock pot.
Add onion, celery, green pepper and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Simmer on stove until tender.
Add tomatoes and V-8 juice and simmer.
The base is now completed.