3 lb lean coarsely ground beef
2 each small green peppers, chopped
2 each medium onions, thinly sliced
2 each cl garlic, crushed
1/4 cup cooking oil
3 each one-pound cans tomatoes
3 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon crushed cumin seds or ground
1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1 cup water
3 each 15-ounce cans pinto beans or
Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 2 hrs Cook beef, green peppers, onions and garlic in oil in large heavy kettle until beef is lightly browned. Add all ingredients except beans. Cover and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in undrained beans; cover and simmer 25 minutes. Makes about 4 quarts When the outfit got back after months out on a cattle drive, the headquarters cook took over. He had a lot more fixin's to work with, and after a lot of mixin' and tastin' he'd serve up a smooth, thick chili the cowboys could really dig into. From "Famous Chili Recipes from Marlboro Country".
