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Preparation time: approximately 2 hours for cooking beans. Serves: 10-12.<\/p>\n
Ingredients:
\n2 l\/2 cups dry pinto beans, soaked overnight
\n2 1\/2 pounds lean ground beef or ground chuck
\n1 1\/4 chopped onions
\n2 l\/2 cups liquid from cooked beans
\n2 pounds canned tomato sauce
\n2 pounds canned tomatoes, whole, squeezed
\n1\/3 cup Ancho chili powder
\nScant teaspoon garlic powder
\n1 1\/4 teaspoons ground cumin
\nScant teaspoon ground oregano
\n1 tablespoon salt (add half at a time) and taste
\nScant teaspoon black pepper
\n1\/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste<\/p>\n
Instructions:
\nDrain soaked beans
\nCover beans with water and cook in large soup or stock pot keeping water 1 inch above beans
\nby adding water as it cooks down
\nWhen soft, remove from heat, drain and save the liquid
\nBrown ground beef and onions in 3 cups of water
\nDrain and add tomato sauce, whole tomatoes and spices
\nSimmer 30 minutes
\nAdd beans and cook 10 more minutes
\nAdd saved liquid to correct consistency
\nCorrect seasoning to your taste<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Preparation time: approximately 2 hours for cooking beans. Serves: 10-12. Ingredients: 2 l\/2 cups dry pinto beans, soaked overnight 2 1\/2 pounds lean ground beef or ground chuck 1 1\/4 chopped onions 2 l\/2 cups liquid from cooked beans 2 pounds canned tomato sauce 2 pounds canned tomatoes, whole, squeezed 1\/3 cup Ancho chili powder …<\/p>\n