Black Bean Chili Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package black beans
2 cups onions, chopped and divided
12 cloves garlic
2 (20 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, chopped & undrained
1 lb ground beef
1 green pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Accompaniments
tortilla chips
grated cheese
thinly sliced lettuce
mashed avocado
sour cream

Preparation

In a large cast-iron pot, cover the black beans with water and bring to a boil.
Turn off heat; let the beans soak for at least four hours.
Turn on heat; add 1 1/2 cups onions and 8 cloves garlic; simmer until beans are tender.
Drain liquid from beans (beans an be cooked in advance and frozen until needed).
Add tomatoes to beans and cook on low heat.
Meanwhile, brown ground beef in skillet with remaining onion, green pepper, 4 cloves garlic, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and red pepper.
Drain off fat and add meat mixture to beans and tomatoes.
Heat through.
Serve on individual plates.
Garnish with accompaniments.