Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   7       tb           Butter
   2                    Garlic cloves,med,fine chop
   4                    Onions,finely chopped
   1                    Bell pepper(s)
   1 1/4   lb           Beef round,hamburger grind
   1       tb           Oil,vegetable
   1 1/2   lb           Beef shoulder,2"x1/2" strips
   3       tb           Red chile,mild,ground
   3                    Tomatoes,lg,chopped
   1       t            Sugar
   1                    Bay leaves
   4                    Basil leaves,fresh,chopped
                        Thyme,dried
     1/2   ts           Paprika
     1/2   ts           Cayenne pepper
     1/2   ts           Allspice
   2       tb           Chile caribe
   1       t            Soy sauce
     1/2   ts           Hot pepper sauce,liquid
   6                    Serrano chiles,frsh,fin chop
     1/2   c            Red wine,dry
     3/4   c            Beef broth
   1       t            Salt
     1/2   ts           Black pepper,freshly ground
   3       c            Kidney beans,cooked,drained

Preparation:

1. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add half the garlic, half the onions, and all the green pepper and cook for 5 minutes.~ 2. Make a large well in the center of the vegetables and place the ground beef in the center. Raise the heat and cook, stirring and scraping the skillet with a metal spatula. Gradually stir in the surrounding vegetables and cook until the meat is evenly browned. Transfer this mixture to a Dutch oven.~ 3. Heat the vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in the skillet. Saute the beef shoulder, a few strips at a time, over high heat until it is well browned. Transfer the strips to a plate as they are done. Lower the heat, then wipe out the skillet with paper toweling. Return beef strips to the skillet. Stir in the ground chile and cook 3 minutes over low heat. Transfer to the Dutch oven.~ 4. Melt the remaining butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining onions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, and bay leaf and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the Dutch oven.~ 5. Stir all the remaining ingredients except the beans into the Dutch oven. Bake, covered, in a 300' oven for 3 hours.~ 6. Stir in the beans; bake 1/2 hour longer