* Chili * - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beef steak, cut into small pieces
4 slices bacon
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
1 or 2 Tbsp. flour
1 can tomato paste
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 1/2 Tbsp. cumin seed
1 Tbsp. oregano
1 can red kidney beans or pinto beans, cooked
salt to taste

Preparation

Cut bacon fine.
Saute bacon, onion and garlic together in skillet.
Add meat to this; sprinkle with flour and cook until meat is brown.
Put this mixture into large pot.
Add 1 can of tomato paste, the chili powder, the cumin and the oregano.
Add a quart of water and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour.
Add can of beans and continue cooking about 20 to 30 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, to prevent burning.