Cowboy Chili

Ingredients

• 8 lb. ground chuck
• 3 medium onions, diced
• 2 medium bell peppers, diced
• 2 (8-inch) stalks celery, diced
• 1 Tbsp. jalapeno pepper (optional)
• 2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans stewed tomatoes
• 16 oz. can tomato sauce
• 2 cans mushroom stems and pieces
• 16 oz. can tomato paste
• 2 (3 oz.) bottles chili powder
• 2 Tbsp. cumin
• 1 Tbsp. Tabasco sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• garlic salt to taste
• onion salt to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 oz. beer