My Favorite Chili Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 large celery rib, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 1 1/2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 2/3 cup dark beer
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 cups water
• kidney bean (optional)
• cheddar cheese (optional)
• sour cream (optional)