Behind The Eight Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- 2 lb flank steak, cut into cubes
- onions, chopped
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- 4 lb of each of the following: dry beans: kidney
- 1 green pepper, diced white, pink, black, red, pinto, cranberry and navy
- garlic, minced
- 1 lb bacon, cut into pieces
- 4 0.5 tsp paprika 5 large onions, chopped
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 jar minced garlic
- salt
- 1/
- 4 cup coriander
- can crushed tomatoes
- 1/
- 4 cup cinnamon
- jalapenos, sliced
- 1/
- 4 cup paprika
- red bell pepper
- 1/
- 4 cup cayenne pepper
- Romano cheese, grated
- 1/
- 2 cup dried red peppers
- sour cream 1 gallon can Italian plum tomatoes, with juice
- warm flour tortillas 1 can non-alcoholic beer
- 5 lb ground beef
Instructions
- 1
Place beans in large pot and cover with cold water. salt to taste
- 2
Bring to boil. Remove from heat and let stand 2
- 3
hours. Drain beans and return to pot. Add enough THIS RECIPE WILL FEED A WHOLE TROOP.
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cold water to cover by 2in. Cover and bring to boil. In a large pot, soak the beans together overnight in
- 5
Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender water to cover. Drain and add fresh water to cover.
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about 2 hours. Add water as necessary. Drain Cook at simmer 1 1/2 hours. Heat a #14 Dutch oven
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beans into Dutch oven, reserving 3 cups liquid. Add and fry bacon until just beginning to crisp. Add
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1 cup of liquid to beans. Heat olive oil in large skillet onions and garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5
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and brown steak. Add onions, green pepper, and minutes. Add all spices and cook another 5 minutes.
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garlic. Stir for 3 minutes. Add spices and cook for Add tomatoes and juice and the n/a beer. Simmer
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10minutes, stirring often. Mix in jalapenos and 1/2 hour. Divide meat into three batches and brown
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tomatoes. Bring to boil then add to beans. Add in large skillet. Drain and add to tomato mixture.
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remaining reserved liquid to thin. Simmer covered When the beans are fully cooked, drain, reserving
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1/2 hour. Serve over tortillas. Top with 6sour liquid, and add to meat/tomato mixture. Salt to taste
- 15
cream, Romano cheese, and diced red bell peppers. and simmer 1 hour. Add bean liquid as necessary.