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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut the meat into cubes about 1/2 inch square or use ground meat. Melt the suet or bacon grease in a large pot or pan with a cover. Put the chopped onion and garlic in the pot and brown. Mix the chilli powder and flour with enough cold water to form a thin paste, then mix with the onion and garlic after they are browned. Stir until smooth. Add meats to pan along with 4 tbls water or beer. | 2. Now add the other herbs, spices and tomatoes. Cook slowly for 2 to 4 hours; add liquid as needed to just keep from burning but add as little as possible. | 3. When cooked serve in a bowl over beans prepared as follows: | 4. Pick over the beans** and discard any bad ones. Soak the beans in water over night or quick soak by covering the beans with water and bringing to a boil. Boil 1 minute, cover and let sit for 1 hour. Drain off the water and cover with fresh water. Add 1 teaspoons of baking soda. Add salt pork or bacon and oregano. Boil over medium heat for 3 to 4 hours or until tender. Add water as water boils away. | 5. Drain and serve the chilli over the beans. | 6. **I prefer pinto beans in this recipe. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	2			1060.8024	0.0	209.1685	24.3894
pork	1	lb		1705.536	0.0	63.0958	159.0775
garlic clove	6		chopped	-	-	-	-
bacon grease	2	tablespoons		231.426	0.0	0.0	25.671
bay leaf	3			-	-	-	-
tomato	1	quart	canned	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
chili powder	6	tablespoons		135.36	23.855999999999998	6.4608	6.8544
flour	1	tablespoon		36.1425	7.9128	0.5876	0.1402
oregano	1	tablespoon		0.6625	0.1723	0.0225	0.0107
salt	1	tablespoon		70.686	0.0	0.4772	7.6072
cumin	1	tablespoon		22.5	2.6544	1.0686	1.3362
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
habanero pepper	3			-	-	-	-
beer	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
pinto bean	2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt pork	1/3			70.686	0.0	0.4772	7.6072
oregano	1/4	teaspoon		0.6625	0.1723	0.0225	0.0107

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.