Chile Con Carne (canning)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups dried pinto beans or 3 cups red kidney beans
• 5 1/2 cups water
• 5 teaspoons salt, divided
• 3 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper, of your choice (optional)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 -6 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 quarts canned crushed tomatoes or 2 quarts canned whole tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 wash beans thoroughly and place them in a 2 qt saucepan.
• 2 add cold water to a level of 2 to 3 inches above the beans and soak 12 to 18 hours.
• 3 drain and discard water.
• 4 combine beans with 5-1/2 c of fresh water and 2 tsp salt and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• 6 drain and discard water.
• 7 brown ground beef, chopped onions and optional peppers in a skillet.
• 8 drain off fat and add 3 tsp salt, pepper, chili powder, tomatoes and drained cooked beans.
• 9 simmer 5 minutes.
• 10 caution: do not thicken.
• 11 fill jars, leaving 1" headspace.
• 12 adjust lids and process in pressure canner.
• 13 dial gauge pressure canner:.
• 14 75 minutes.
• 15 11 lb at 0-2,000 ft (altitude); 12 lb at 2,001-4,000 ft; 13 lb at 4,001-6,000; 14 lb at 6,001-8,000 ft.
• 16 weight gauge pressure canner:.
• 17 75 minutes.
• 18 10 lb at 0-1,000 ft; 15 lb at above 1,000 ft.