Chili Con Carne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. ground beef
4 c. (two 16 oz. cans) cooked tomatoes
2 c. (one 15 oz. can) red kidney beans
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)

Preparation

Cook ground
beef
in
a
large
skillet or Dutch oven, stirring until
crumbled
into
small pieces and well browned. Add onion
and
garlic to meat; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add
tomatoes
to skillet and chop into bite size chunks.
Stir
in
kidney beans (drain liquid from can first), chili powder, salt and pepper.
Add cayenne pepper if you like it hot.
Reduce heat to simmering and cook, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.