Adding Chili recipe

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+Chili
+=====
+
+Ingredients
+-----------
+        1 lb   pinto beans, dried (or 7 cups of canned pinto beans)
+        2 tbl  coarse kosher salt (or 1 tbl fine salt)
+      1-2 tbl  bacon grease
+        2 ---  small onion, chopped
+       10 ---  garlic cloves, minced
+        2 lb   ground beef
+       16 oz   tomato paste
+        2 tbl  chili powder
+        2 tbl  paprika
+        2 tbl  salt
+        4 tbl  flour
+        4 tsp  cumin, ground
+        3 tsp  black pepper
+
+
+Soak Beans
+----------
+   1. Rinse beans and remove debris (stems, pebbles, etc).
+   2. Place beans in large bowl or stock pot.
+   3. Cover beans with water and add 2"-3" of water (beans will expand).
+   4. Add kosher salt and cover.
+   5. Let soak 4-14 hours.
+   6. Drain and rinse beans.
+
+   * should produce 6 1/2 cups - 7 cups of soaked beans.
+
+Directions
+----------
+   1) Saute` onions and garlic in bacon grease until caramelized then transfer
+      to stock pot.
+   2) Brown ground beef, drain most of the grease, and transfer to stock pot.
+   3) Add flour and stir to coat onions, garlic, and ground beef.
+   4) Add beans, water, tomato paste, and spices.
+   5) Stir slowly until spices and tomato paste are dissolved.
+   6) Heat to a slow boil and reduce heat to low.
+   7) Simmer for 4-6 hours, stirring occasionally.
+
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