Easy ground beef chili | I don't want my MTV

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dry red beans or kidney beans or 2 cans beans, drained
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, quartered, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound ground round
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes
• 1 can mild green chile peppers
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• dash cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 small bay leaf