3 md Onions
2 md Green peppers
2 lg Stalks celery
2 sm Cloves garlic
1/2 sm Fresh jalapeno pepper
8 lb Lean chuck, ground
7 oz Can diced green chilies
2 lg Cans (14.5 oz) stewed
-tomatoes 1 lg -l5 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz -can tomato paste
6 oz Bottled chili powder
2 tb Cumin powder
Tabasco sauce to taste 12 oz Can beer
12 oz Bottle mineral water
2 To 3 bay leaves
Garlic salt to taste -Salt to taste Dice and saute first 5 ingredients. Add meat and brown. Add remaining ingredients, including half a can of beer. Add water just to cover top. Cook about 3 hours on low heat. Stir often. Remove bay leaves. Serves 16. From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net —–