One of Tom’s favorites.
Brown ground beef, green pepper, onion, and garlic in olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste, a can of tomatoes, 1 T vinegar, a chopped chili pepper, ¼ t cumin, pinch of ground cloves, and ½ c raisins (that have been soaked in ¼ c hot beef bouillon for 10 minutes). Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve on rice, topped by fried egg if desired.