Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. dry pinto beans
4 c. water
3 lb. ground beef
1 lb. chilies
2 c. chopped onions
3 c. chopped green peppers
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 1/2 c. tomato puree
3 1/2 c. whole tomatoes
1/2 c. chili powder
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. cumin

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Place beans in 6-quart pan.
Cover. Heat to boiling.
Boil 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Allow to stand 1 hour.
Heat again to boiling point.
Reduce heat to simmer.
Cook until beans are tender 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
In a large skillet, brown beef, onion, green peppers and garlic.
Drain off excess fat.
Add meat mixture to beans.
Stir in all the rest of the ingredients.
Bring everything to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 1/2 to 1 hour.
Makes 4 1/2 quarts.