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Chili con Carne I

SUBMITTED BY: JJCATERING      PHOTO BY: dustysun

"Great chili recipe for a very large crowd. Cook it in a 6 gallon steam jacketed kettle or a huge pot on the stove."
PREP TIME  1 Hr 30 Min
COOK TIME  2 Hrs 30 Min
READY IN  4 Hrs
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 6 gallons
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 6 pounds dried pinto beans
  • 3/8 cup salt
  • 20 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 pound chopped onions
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 quarts canned peeled and diced tomatoes
  • 2 quarts tomato paste
  • 1 1/3 cups chili powder
  • 3 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Wash and sort pinto beans. Bring 3 gallons of water to boil in a 6 gallon pot. Pour in beans, return to a boil and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour. Stir in salt and simmer until tender, 90 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. Brown beef with onions and garlic over medium high heat in same pot or enormous skillet. Combine meat mixture, tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, pepper and cooked beans in 6 gallon pot; stir; cover and simmer 1 hour.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by GOELAURA
I made half this recipe for about 40 people. Got lots of compliments on it. However, it wasn't spicy enough for my taste, so I added Cayenne pepper. I'll definitely make it again!

8 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2005 by GINAH1
I scaled this recipe back considerably to make enough for 6-8 people and it was great. It freezes very well too-

5 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2003 by LYNNE679
One of the best chili recipes I've found in a long time!

5 users found this review helpful


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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 100

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 296

  • Total Fat: 11.8g
  • Cholesterol: 60mg
  • Sodium: 744mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 7.4g
  • Protein: 24g

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