1/2 lb. pinto beans
5 c. canned tomatoes
1 lb. chopped green pepper
1 1/2 tbsp. salad oil
1 1/2 lbs. chopped onions
2 cloves crushed garlic
1/2 c. chopped parsley
1/2 c. butter
2 1/2 lbs. ground beef chuck (coarse, or chili grind)
1 lb. ground lean pork
1/3 c. chili powder
2 tbsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. cum seed
1 1/2 tsp. monosodium glutamate

Wash beans, soak overnight in water. Simmer covered in same water until tender. Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Saute green pepper in salad oil 5 minutes. Add onion, cook until tender, stirring often.

Add garlic, parsley. Melt butter and saute meat for 15 minutes. Add meat to onion mixture, stir in chili powder and cook 10 minutes. Add this to beans and add spices.

Simmer covered for one hour. Cook uncovered 30 minutes. Skim off fat from top.