Recipe - Lois Jenes Nutty Idea

1 Onion, chopped
3 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Stalk celery, chopped
1 Green pepper, chopped
1 pound Cubed beef
1 pound Lean ground beef
1 cn (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 cn (6 oz) tomato paste
2 cn (16 oz) pinto beans
1 cn (28 oz) minced tomatoes
One half cup Salsa
One half cup Water
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1 teaspoon Paprika
1 tablespoon Creamy peanut butter

There's a recipe for chili with peanut butter in my cookbook, The Lighter
Side of the Southwest. It was given to me by my friend Lois Jene it's
not real hot, but here it is:

1. Saute onion, garlic, peppers, celery and beef over low heat until beef
is browned. Drain well.

2. Add all other ingredients, except peanut butter. Simmer 23 hours over
low heat, stirring occasionally. Add additional water if necessary.

3. Stir in peanut butter and cook another 10 to 15 minutes. Serve!

Lois Jene told me that this is her standard chili recipe, but she does
sometimes use other recipes and that the peanut butter idea always works.
She says not to overdo it a tablespoon is enough.
Posted to CHILEHEADS DIGEST V3 #161

Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 10:18:20 0600

From: Coyote Moon coyote@usaor.net