Chili And Beans

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs dry chili beans (pink or red)
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 2 -3 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (depending on taste)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• salt

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight in cold water.
• 2 drain off water; put beans, onions and salt into a large kettle; add water to come 2 inches over beans.
• 3 simmer about 4 hours, or until tender; add hot water if necessary, to maintain liquid level.
• 4 meanwhile, prepare sauce.
• 5 heat oil in a large deep skillet or dutch oven; add garlic and ground beef; cook slowly until meat is lightly browned.
• 6 add remaining ingredients; simmer 1 hour.
• 7 when beans are tender, add sauce to beef mixture and simmer for 30 minutes longer.
• 8 note: for a very spicy chili, add a dash or red pepper flakes, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, turmeric and a small yellow mexican chili pepper.