Lon's Chili Con Carne
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Recipe: Lon's Chili Con Carne
Ingredients:
- One pound of dried beans (prepared: see below)
- One pound of meat (cooked and drained)
- One half pound of sausage (cooked and drained)
- One large onion (diced)
- One package of chili spice mix (cumin, red pepper, chili powder, cornstarch) it is easier to just use the package - I still haven't perfected my own mix
- Bell pepper ( diced; green, yellow, red: any combination)
- Thirty two ounce can of diced stewed tomatoes
- Chile peppers to taste (diced; quantity; scoville scale)
- Sixteen ounce can of corn
- Two tablespoons of garlic powder
- Two tablespoons of white vinegar
- One quarter of a cup of brown sugar
Dried-Beans Preparation
- Sort through beans for any debris. Rinse two to three times until water is clear.
- In the pot, cover clean beans with water and bring to a rapid boil for one hour; keep the beans covered with water. Turn off the heat.
- Let the beans soak until cool. Rinse two to three times until water is clear. This removes the undigestible sugars.
- In the pot, cover clean beans with fresh water. The beans will absorb water as they soak, so to ensure they stay covered with water, add an abundance<>/li>
- Soak them over-night
Soup Preparation
- Rinse the prepared beans. Add the diced onion, diced tomatoes, and corn.
- To the mixture, add enough water to cover the beans and bring to a boil. A portion at a time (so the powder will not lump), add the spice mix package, add the brown sugar, vinegar, and garlic powder while the water begins to boil.
- When the onions are transparent, add the bell peppers and chile peppers (to taste). Add the prepared meats.
- Cook until the onions are no longer visible, the peppers are tender, and the sauce has thickened.
- To test the readiness of the beans, spoon some out and blow on them. The beans are cooked if the skin splits.
Peruvian Dried Beans
Tomato Sauce And Prepared Beans
Spices, Peppers, and Onion
Chopped Peppers And Corn
Adding Diced Onion To Soup
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Completed Soup
Closing
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