Portuguese Chili Beans

Ingredients

• •2 c Dried kidney beans
• •1 ts Cooking oil or bacon
• •-drippings
• •1 md Onion; chopped
• •3 cl Grlic; mashed
• •1 1/2 lb Ground chuck or linguesa
• •1 cn (8 oz.) tomato sauce or
• •-tomato paste
• •1/4 ts -1/8 tsp. cloves
• •1 tb Chili powder (or less)
• •Salt and pepper to taste
• •-(about 2 tsp. salt)
• •Fresh parsley or bell pepper
• •-chopped
• •1 sm Hot red pepper

Directions

1. 1Soak beans overnight, if desired, then cook until tender. Brown
2. 2onion and garlic in oil. Add ground chuck and brown lightly. Add
3. 3tomato sauce, cloves, chili powder, salt and pepper, parsley and
4. 4whole red pepper. Boil for 10-15 minutes. Add beans and cook for 25
5. 5minutes or longer. Serve with Portuguese bread.