Subj : 7/3 Nat Eat Beans Day - 1 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Jul 03 2023 04:36:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Dave's Chilli Beans Categories: Beans, Chilies Yield: 4 Servings 2 c Dried pinto beans 1 ts Oil or bacon dripping 1 md Onion; chopped 3 cl Garlic; mashed 8 oz Can tomato puree or paste 2 ts Ground cumin 1 tb Chilli spice * Salt & pepper 1 md Bell pepper; cored, diced 1 Dried red chile; ground Water; as needed * Mexene, Baron's, Ray's, etc. Soak beans overnight, if desired. Then drain and add fresh water. Boil the beans hard for 10 to 15 minutes to kick start the conversion of the starches. Reduce the heat to a nice four bubble simmer and cover the pot. Cook until tender but not mushy. Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add tomato, chilli spice, salt & pepper, parsley and ground red pepper with a little water. Boil for 10-15 minutes. Add to beans and add the cumin at this time, cook for 25 minutes or longer. Recipe and MM Format by Dave Drum - 04 July 1996 Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... I knew I'd hate the Campbell's soup version. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .