Chili For Four - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 small onions, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 lb. ground beef
3 Tbsp. chili powder
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes (packed in puree)
1 c. tomato sauce
2 tsp. tomato paste
dash of hot pepper sauce (Tabasco)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
1 (1 lb.) can red kidney beans
4 Tbsp. sour cream
1 small onion, chopped fine

Preparation

Heat oil and fry the 2 chopped onions and garlic for 5 minutes, until softened.
Add the ground beef; stir over moderate heat until lightly browned.
Stir in chili powder; cook for 1 minute.
Add all the remaining ingredients, except the kidney beans, sour cream and 1 chopped onion.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Discard the bay leaf.
Add the kidney beans; simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve in bowls alone or on top of a bed of rice.
Top each serving with a spoonful of sour cream and chopped raw onion.