CHILLI CON CARNI
- 2 lbs. round steak
- 1 oz. (1 heaping tablespoonful) butter
- 3 dry red peppers
- 4 red chillies
- 3 tablespoonfuls rice
- Salt
- ½ pint (1 cup) boiling water
- 2 large onions
- ¼ teaspoonful powdered thyme
- 1 tablespoonful flour
- 3 cloves
- 1 cupful cooked beans
- 1 clove garlic
Cut the steak into small pieces. Put the butter into a casserole and allow it to get hot, then add the steak and fry it brown, then add the water and the rice. Cover closely, and cook till very tender. Remove seeds and partitions from red peppers and chillies and cover with boiling water for five minutes.
Drain and chop the peppers and chillies and add them to the steak, with the cooked beans, chopped garlic, flour, thyme, chopped onions, salt to taste, cloves, and cook till very hot and the gravy a nice consistency.