Chili Con Carne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 small minced onion
2 minced garlic cloves
1 lb. chopped lean beef
3 c. water
1 1/3 c. canned tomatoes
1/2 minced bell pepper (optional)
1 tsp. crushed comino
1 bay leaf
2 Tbsp. chili powder (Gebhart's)
1/8 tsp. basil
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Heat oil in Dutch oven and add onion and garlic.
Saute until transparent.
Add
meat
and stir to break up meat.
Add remaining ingredients.
This recipe can cook for 3 hours with water\tbut if\tyou're\tin a hurry, use only 1 cup water and 2 small
cans
of tomato sauce.
Chili will be ready as soon as meat
thoroughly cooks. Time of preparation:
20 minutes to 3 hours.
Serves 4.