CHILI CON CARNE...dinner tonight

My mom shared this recipe with me the other night:

FRIJOLES DE OLLA (Beans in a pot)
This is my Guelita's recipe for beans....

1 bag dry pinto beans(frijoles)..sort, remove any foreign material, rinse & soak
1/2 onion(cebolla) or more if you like onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons lard or corn oil
1 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
3-4 pieces of fried bacon(tocino).. roughly chopped
bacon grease
2 cloves fresh garlic(ajo).. minced
1 can diced tomatoes
salt(sal)..to taste

Bring beans(frijoles) to a rolling boil for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to medium low and simmer until beans(frijoles) are tender.

O.K. for the Chili Con Carne.........
Decide how many beans(frijoles) you would like to use in the mixture -below- first..don't put the remaining beans(frijoles) into the refrigerator(unless your family eats them up quickly), because normally they don't get eaten..just tossed down the garbage disposal after a week. Put your extra (cooled) beans(frijoles) into ziplock baggies and freeze! Just pull them out later as needed.

Mix together:

beans(frijoles)..from above
1 lb. cooked hamburger meat(carne de res) -beef
1 can tomato sauce
1 pkg. McCormick Chili Seasoning

Pour this mixture over Fritos and top with shredded cheese(queso), sour cream, etc. YUMMY!!!!


From the kitchen of: my Mom & Guelita Castro in Del Rio, Texas