Eight Bean Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 1/4 lb dried kidney beans
• 1/4 lb dried bean
• 1/4 lb dried pink beans
• 1/4 lb dried black beans
• 1/4 lb dried red beans
• 1/4 lb dried pinto bean
• 1/4 lb cranberry beans
• 1/4 lb dried navy beans
• 1 lb bacon
• 5 large onions, peeled and chopped
• 2/3 cup minced garlic
• 1/4 cup toasted coriander seed
• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/4 cup cayenne pepper (or to taste for the timid of tongue)
• 1/2 cup ground dried poblano pepper
• 108 ounces italian plum tomatoes, with juice
• 12 ounces beer
• 5 lbs lean ground beef
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, soak the beans together overnight in water to cover.
• 2 drain and add fresh water to cover.
• 3 cook at a simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are just tender.
• 4 while the beans are simmering, heat a large skillet.
• 5 mince the bacon and cook it until it begins to crisp.
• 6 add the onions and garlic and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 add all the spices and the ground poblanos and cook another 5 minutes.
• 8 add the tomatoes with their juice and the beer.
• 9 simmer for half an hour.
• 10 in another pan, cook the beef until the pink color disappears.
• 11 drain and add it to tomatoe mixture.
• 12 when the beans are fully cooked, drain them, reserving the liquid, and add the beans to the meat/tomato mixture.
• 13 salt to taste and let the mixture simmer for about 1 hour.
• 14 if it is too dry, add some of the bean liquid.