1 lb. ground beef or sirloin
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can red kidney beans, with juice
20 ounces ketchup (about 1/2 to 3/4 of a 32 oz bottl
worcestershire sauce
garlic powder
chili powder
salt and pepper, to taste
pinch sugar
Tobasco, to taste

Brown meat and onion in Dutch oven. Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring often. Cook on low for about 1 hour.

Stacy's Notes: This is from my mom, and so there are no specific measurements for most of the ingredients. This is my regular chili, although I make some changes to it these days. I often use ground turkey instead of red meat. Sometimes I put in two cans of beans. I usually use more tomato sauce and less ketchup. And these days I usually add part of a packaged mix of "hot chili mix" from the section where you get packets of taco seasoning, etc. This is a "to taste" recipe, so you just have to sort of taste it as you go.