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