Bert Greene's Peppered Chili

      Yield: 6 Servings

      7 T  butter

      2    garlic cloves,med,fine chop

      4    onions,finely chopped

      1    bell pepper(s)

  1 1/4 lb beef round,hamburger grind

      1 T  oil,vegetable

  1 1/2 lb beef shoulder,2x1/2 strips

      3 T  red chile,mild,ground

      3    tomatoes,lg,chopped

      1 t  sugar

      1    bay leaves

      4    basil leaves,fresh,chopped

      1    thyme,dried

    1/2 t  paprika

    1/2 t  cayenne pepper

    1/2 t  allspice

      2 T  chile caribe

      1 t  soy sauce

    1/2 t  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 t  black pepper,freshly ground

      3 c  kidney beans,cooked,drained

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