Portuguese chili beans

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
		-MARY WILSON BWVB02B
2	cups	Dried kidney beans
1	teaspoon	Cooking oil or bacon drippings
1	medium	Onion; chopped
3	cloves	Grlic; mashed
1½	pounds	Ground chuck or linguesa
1	can	(8 oz.) tomato sauce or tomato paste 1/8 tsp. cloves
1	tablespoon	Chili powder (or less)
		Salt and pepper to taste (about 2 tsp. salt)
		Fresh parsley or bell pepper chopped
1	small	Hot red pepper

Directions

Soak beans overnight, if desired, then cook until tender. Brown onion and garlic in oil. Add ground chuck and brown lightly. Add tomato sauce, cloves, chili powder, salt and pepper, parsley and whole red pepper. Boil for 10-15 minutes. Add beans and cook for 25 minutes or longer. Serve with Portuguese bread.