Chasing Chili Con Carne With Beans

Total Time: 11 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb lamb, ground lean
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 2 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 lbs onions, chopped
• 1/3 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 lb green pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups tomatoes, chopped
• 1 1/2 bell peppers
• 1/2 lb pinto beans
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons msg
• 2 garlic cloves
• water

Recipe

• 1 soak beans in water to cover overnight.
• 2 drain, cover with cold water and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• 3 add tomatoes and simmer 5 min longer.
• 4 saute green peppers in oil until tender, add onions and cook until tender.
• 5 stir frequently.
• 6 add garlic and parsley.
• 7 in another skillet, melt butter and add chuck and lamb.
• 8 brown 15 min until crumbly.
• 9 add to onion mixture and stir in chili powder.
• 10 cook 10 min and add mixture to beans.
• 11 season with salt, pepper, cumin seeds and msg.
• 12 simmer, covered 1 hour, then remove cover and simmer 30 minutes longer.
• 13 skim fat from top.