The First Chili We Ever Made - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup oil
2 2 lbs beef chuck steaks or 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 -3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
1 -2 jalapeno, diced (optional)
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

In a Dutch oven, brown beef in hot oil- remove.
Saute onion,peppers, and garlic in remaining oil.
Add beef and stir in remaining ingredients- heat to boiling,then simmer, partially covered until meat is tender,about 1 1/2 hours.
Skim surface grease or chill several hours to remove grease.
Reheat until warm and bubbling.