Cooking Our Way

3 cloves garlic
2 T. vegetable oil
4 lbs. ground round steak
6 lg. onions
4 lg. green peppers
3 1 lb. cans tomatoes
2 6 oz. cans tomato paste
4 1 lb. cans drained red kidney beans
¼ c. chili powder
1 t. white vinegar
3 dashes cayenne pepper
3 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Cook garlic in oil until golden.  Crumble ground round and cook ten minutes.  Pour off some fat and drippings into another skillet and cook sliced onions and peppers until tender. Add to cooked meat with tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste, chili powder vinegar and seasonings.  Cover and cook over low heat 1 hour or longer.  If too dry, add additional tomatoes.  Serve with rice.  (Freezes well)