Portuguese Style Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried kidney beans
1 teaspoon peanut oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon chili powder
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 small hot red pepper

Preparation

Soak beans overnight, then cook until tender, about 2 hours, or according to package directions. Drain.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat oil over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink; be sure to break up the meat into small pieces. Add tomato sauce, cloves, chili powder, salt and pepper, parsley, and the red pepper (leave whole).
Add beans and cook another 25 minutes, covered.