Veronica's Chili

Ingredients

• 3 medium onions
• 10 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 -5 tablespoons chili powder
• 14-12 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 12 teaspoons dried oregano
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons cornflour
• 3 (3 ounce) canschopped mild green chilies
• 2 (16 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (29 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 cups beef broth
• grated monterey jack cheese (optional, for topping)
• diced red onion (optional, for topping)
• sour cream (optional, for topping)
• chopped green chili (optional, for topping)