Chili con Cerveza (Chili with Beer)
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INGREDIENTS 2 pounds dried kidney beans
2 tablespoons salt
2 pounds ground beef
4 medium onions, chopped
1/4 cup sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 cans or bottles (12-ounces each) beer
2 cans (6-ounces each) tomato paste
2 medium green peppers, choppedSoak beans overnight in water to cover, adding more water as needed to keep beans immersed.
In same water, simmer beans with 1 tablespoon salt, covered, for 1 hour, or until tender. Add more water as needed to keep beans covered.
Meanwhile, brown beef and onion in a skillet, using a little oil if the meat is very lean. Pour off fat.
Add sugar, garlic, chili powder, dry mustard, and 1 tablespoon salt; stir. Add 1 can beer. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Stir tomato paste into beans. Add green pepper and meat mixture. Cover and simmer 30 minutes (leave uncovered if too "soupy"), adding remaining 1 can beer during last 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings, if desired.
Makes about 5 quarts