Dennis' Famous Chili
["oil", "3 chopped onions", "3 chopped green peppers", "3 large cloves finely chopped garlic", "1 to 2 lb. chopped beef", "1 to 2 cans tomatoes", "1 can tomato paste", "2 to 8 Tbsp. chili powder (to your taste)", "1 Tbsp. sugar", "sprinkling of salt, pepper and paprika", "2 bay leaves", "1 tsp. cumin", "1 tsp. basil", "pinch of cayenne or hot chili sauce", "1 to 2 cans kidney beans"]
["In 1/2-inch oil, saute until soft the onions, peppers and garlic.", "In another pan, brown the beef. Drain fat from beef and add beef to onions and peppers. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and chili powder.", "Add the sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves, cumin, basil and cayenne or hot chili sauce. Simmer all for at least 1 1/2 hours, then add the kidney beans.", "Makes 6 to 8 servings."]
["oil", "onions", "green peppers", "garlic", "beef", "tomatoes", "tomato paste", "chili powder", "sugar", "sprinkling of salt", "bay leaves", "cumin", "basil", "cayenne", "kidney beans"]