This recipe is from the 1970's. I have copied it here almost as it is written on the photo copy I received with a couple of edits to remove obvious name-brand references as well as to correct a few blatant grammatical errors."From the famous Chasen's Restaurant in Hollywood's filmland comes this recipe for what has been regarded as the finest Chili every to simmer in a bubbling pot. It's so highly regarded that many of the restaurant's regular patron from the film colony often have it delivered to their homes. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were so fond of it they had gallons dispatched to Rome when they were over there making "Cleopatra"...."
Ingredients
½poundpinto beans
5cupscanned tomatoes
1poundgreen bell pepperchopped
1 ½tablespoonsalad oil
1 ½poundonionschopped
2clovesgarliccrushed
½cupparsleychopped
½cupbutter
1 ½poundbeef chuckcourse or chili grind
1 ½poundlean ground pork
⅓cupchili powder
2tablespoonssalt
1 ½teaspoonpepper
1 ½teaspoonground 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.