Chili Con Carn

Name: Chili Con Carn
Ingredients: 1 pound pinto beans dried; 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 2 each onions chopped; 7 ounces green chili peppers; 2 each garlic cloves; 3 pounds beef, sirloin steak chopped; 1 pound sausage; 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose; 1 pound baked beans, canned; 4 ounces pimentos; 2 cans tomatoes; 3/4 cup celery chopped; 1/2 pound mushrooms sliced; 1/2 cup sweet red bell peppers chopped; 1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped; 9 ounces olives chopped, pitted, ripe; 1/2 cup parsley leaves minced; 12 ounces chili sauce; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon garlic salt; 2 teaspoons black pepper; 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped; 1 tablespoon oregano; 4 tablespoons chili powder; 1 pint sour cream

25 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 pound pinto beans dried
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 each onions chopped
7 ounces green chili peppers
2 each garlic cloves
3 pounds beef, sirloin steak chopped
1 pound sausage
2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
1 pound baked beans, canned
4 ounces pimentos
2 cans tomatoes
3/4 cup celery chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup sweet red bell peppers chopped
1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped
9 ounces olives chopped, pitted, ripe
1/2 cup parsley leaves minced
12 ounces chili sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
1 tablespoon oregano
4 tablespoons chili powder
1 pint sour cream

Directions

1

Wash and drain pinto beans and soak in water overnight.
2

Bring to boil, lower heat, and simmer 2 to 3 hours or until tender.
3

Drain.
4

Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet and add onions, chilies, and garlic.
5

Saute until onion is soft.
6

Add chopped sirloin and cook over moderate heat until meat is brown.
7

In a separate pan brown sausage and pour off fat.
8

Add sausage to meat mixture.
9

Sprinkle with flour and stir to blend, then transfer to Dutch oven or 8 qt.
10

kettle.
11

Add pinto and canned beans and all remaining ingredints except sour cream; bring just to boil.
12

Lower heat and simmer about 30 minutes.
13

Skim off fat with a cold spoon as it rises to the top.
14

Serve with sour cream.
15

This freezes wonderfully.