Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ pound pinto beans
- 5 cups canned tomatoes
- 1 pound green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 ½ tablespoon salad oil
- 1 ½ pound onions (chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- ½ cup parsley (chopped)
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ pound beef chuck (course or chili grind)
- 1 ½ pound lean ground pork
- ⅓ cup chili powder
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin seed
Instructions
- Wash beans and soak covered in water overnight.
- Simmer beans covered in water until tender. Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Sauté green pepper in salad oil 5 minutes. Add onion; cook until tender, stirring often.
- Add garlic, parsley. Melt butter and sauté meat for 15 minutes. Add meat to onion mixture, stir in chili powder and cook 15 minutes. Add this to beans and add spices. Simmer covered for 1 hour. Cook uncovered 30 minutes. Skim fat from top.