Headquarters Chili

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Title: HEADQUARTERS CHILI
Categories: Tex-mex, Chili
Yield: 10 servings

3 lb Lean coarsely ground beef
2 ea Small green peppers, chopped
2 ea Medium onions, thinly sliced
2 ea Cl Garlic, crushed
1/4 c Cooking oil
3 ea One-pound cans tomatoes
3 tb Chili powder
2 ts Crushed cumin seds or ground
1/4 ts Tabasco sauce
1 c Water
3 ea 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".

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