Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3                    Medium onions
   2                    Medium green peppers
   2                    Large stalks celery
   2                    Cloves garlic
   1                    Small Jalapeno pepper,
                        Fresh, seeded & diced
   8       lb           Lean chuck, coarsely ground
   7       oz           Diced green chiles
  28       oz           Stewed tomatoes
  15       oz           Tomato sauce
   6       oz           Tomato paste
   6       oz           Chili powder
   2       tb           Cumin
                        Tabasco sauce to taste
  12       oz           Beer, divided
                        Into two portions
  12       oz           Mineral water
   3                    Bay leaves
                        Garlic, salt
                        And pepper to taste

Preparation:

LaVerne Harris, aka Nevada Annie, Winner 1978 Dice and saute the first five ingredients. Add the meat and brown it. Add the remaining ingredients, including half the beer (Annie sez to drink the remainder!). Add water just to cover the top of the mixture. Cook about 3 hours on low heat, stirring often.