Chili With Beef

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs red kidney beans (dried)
• 2 lbs ground chuck
• 4 medium onions (chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (mashed and chopped)
• 1 sweet pepper (chopped)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (thinly sliced) (optional)
• 1 serrano chili pepper (thinly sliced) (optional)
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons cumin (freshly ground)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes (i use 1 or 2 quarts of canned tomatoes)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (6 ounce) can vegetable juice (v-8)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 chili pepper (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans carefully. (i use quick soak method). add 16 cups water and bring to boil.
• 2 remove from heat and cover for one hour.
• 3 put beans back over fire and simmer slowly.
• 4 cook ground beef (small amounts at a time so it does not get watery).
• 5 when beef is slightly brown, remove to another container with a slotted spoon.
• 6 reserve about 2 tablespoons of the fat, and saute onions, garlic, and peppers.
• 7 return beef to pot, add spices, and stir, cooking slowly over low heat to get flavor into beef.
• 8 add tomatoes, paste, juice, salt and sugar.
• 9 add to beans, and simmer gently for about 1 to 2 hours or until done.
• 10 serve with grated cheese, diced onions, sour cream, and hot sauce. (i use mom's exceptionally hot tabasco sauce ).