Ron's Chili

 

1 lb. ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

2 medium cloves garlic, minced

1 beef bouillon cube, dissolved in 10 oz. water

1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes

1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste

3 T chili powder

2 T vinegar

1/2 t each of cayenne, cumin and salt

2 C dried kidney or pinto beans

1/2 to 1 C liquid from beans

 

Cook beans until tender, reserving the 1/2 to 1 C liquid. Brown the ground beef with onion and garlic; drain fat from browned beef and add bouillon in water, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, seasonings, vinegar, beans and liquid. Simmer on top of stove for at least 1 hour. Add more and/or other seasons as desired.