Chili con carne
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Source: Better Homes and Garden Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups kidney beans, dry
- 1 large sliced onion
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cups tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 bay leaf
- dash paprika
- dash cayenne
Directions
1 1/2 cups kidney beans dry = 2 1 pound cans = 4 cups cooked beans Rinse beans. Add to 1 1/2 quarts cold water. Let stand overnight. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Simmer until tender. Drain. Reserve bean liquid. Brown onion, green pepper and meat in fat ( I usually cook the meat, drain the fat and they cook the onion and green pepper in the residual juices. Add beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, bay leaf, dash of paprika and dash of cayenne. Cover Simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add bean liquid if needed.
Note
the basic standby
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