Barbara'S Famous Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
6 garlic cloves, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
1 1/2 lbs hot Italian sausage
1 3/4 lbs stew meat, cut into bitesize pieces
1 lb crushed tomatoes
1 lb whole tomato
2 lbs Italian-style tomatoes
1/2 cup chili powder
1 pint water
86 ounces canned red kidney beans (2 1lb 11 oz cans)

Preparation

In large pot, saute onion and garlic in hot oil until soft.
Add bell pepper and set aside.
In large skillet, cook sausage and stew meat until light brown.
Add meat mixture to pot and simmer a few minutes to blend flavors.
Add chili powder and tomatoes and let simmer uncovered for two hours.
Add water if necessary.
Add kidney beans and juice until heated all the way through.
Serve hot.