Chile Con Carne

Ingredients

• I POUND GROUND BEEF
• ^ TEASPOON CUMIN SEED, OR
• I LARGE ONION
• I GARLIC CLOVE, MINCED
• I MINCED BAY LEAF
• 3 TABLESPOONS OIL OR FAT
• J^ TEASPOON CHILI POWDER
• I SMALL CAN TOMATOES
• ^ TEASPOON CHOPPED BASIL, OR
• I GREEN PEPPER, CHOPPED
• yi TEASPOON CELERY SALT
• I^ TEASPOONS SALT
• yi TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER
• I CAN CHILI BEANS

Method

1. 1

   Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry for a moment in hot oil or fat.

2. 2

   Add the beef and fry slowly until brown.

3. 3

   Add the chopped tomatoes, green pepper and seasonings.

4. 4

   Continue simmering over a slow fire.

5. 5

   Add beans.

6. 6

   Cover and let simmer slowly until the juices blend.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Most for your money cookbook (1938) by Cora Lovisa Brackett Brown, Cora Brown, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHILE CON CARNE I POUND GROUND BEEF ^ TEASPOON CUMIN SEED, OR I LARGE ONION CARAWAY I GARLIC CLOVE, MINCED I MINCED BAY LEAF 3 TABLESPOONS OIL OR FAT J^ TEASPOON CHILI POWDER I SMALL CAN TOMATOES ^ TEASPOON CHOPPED BASIL, OR I GREEN PEPPER, CHOPPED PARSLEY yi TEASPOON CELERY SALT I^ TEASPOONS SALT yi TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER I CAN CHILI BEANS

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