Homemade Chili Soup

Ingredients

  • 5 cups of dry beans--pinto, kidney beans or Anasazi
  • cold water
  • 1 pound cooked hamburger or left-over shredded meat of any kind
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • Diced green chilies (not jalapenos, but green Anaheim chilies)
  • Chili powder to taste.
  • 2 teaspoons salt or to taste
  • 2 C tomato sauce.
  • Tortillas
  • Shredded cheese
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

Preparation

Step 1

Put beans in a pot and cover to 2 inches above the beans with cold water. Soak overnight. Next morning, pour the soak water off and refill pot with water or broth to 2 inches about the beans. Cook on low for 8-10 hours until the beans are soft and can be mashed. Don't add salt until the meat and seasoning are added.

Add onion, diced green chilies , chili powder (the best is made from Hatch red chilies) to taste. Add about 2 teaspoons salt or to taste. If I have it, I add 2 C tomato sauce, but it is fine without it. Simmer for about 15 minutes more so the flavors blend. Serve with tortillas. Put shredded cheese and a tablespoon of cider vinegar on a bowl of chili.