Recipe#5507

Title: Con Carne 02

From: leig@aol.com (LeiG) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking 
 Subject: Chili Con Carne 
 Date: 4 Nov 1996 03:44:09 -0500 
 Message-ID: <55kacp$g7@newsbf02.news.aol.com> 

serves 8
 5 slices bacon
 8 ounces chorizo or italian sausage links, sliced
 1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat, diced
 2 medium onions, chopped (1 cup)
 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
 1 clove garlic, minced
 2 pickled jalapeno peppers, rinsed, seeded and chopped
 1 - 1 2/2 tablespoons chili powder
 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
 2 1/2 cups water
 12 oz can of tomato paste
 15 1/2 oz, can pinto beans, drained
         In large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon till crisp. Drain and
 crumble. Discard drippings, set bacon aside. Brown sausage in same pan.
 Drain sausage, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Set sausage aside. In
 reserved drippings, brown diced beef, onions, green pepper, and garlic.
 Add the cooked bacon, sausage, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, crushed red
 pepper, salt and oregano. Stir in water and tomato paste. Bring to
 boiling. Simmer uncovered for 1 1/2 hours. Stirring Occasionally. Stir in
 Beans, simmer, covered, 30 minutes more.
 Enjoy,
 Lei