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["If using dry beans, soak, drain and resoak the beans repeatedly until the rinse water runs clear. (4 hours in hot water or overnight in cold water)", "", "Use a very large crock pot. Turn it on high.", "", "1. Fry the beef until brown and crumbly. Add to crock pot.", "2. Coarsely chop the onions, celery, mushrooms.", "3. In the same pan, saute preceding items in coconut oil until clear and slightly browned. Add to warm crock pot.", "4. Chop all desired veggies. Add raw to crock pot with garlic.", "5. Add DRAINED beans and all remaining ingredients to crock pot.", "6. Stir well", "7. Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4 hours. On high heat, stir frequently to avoid burning on hot spots of the crock pot.", "8. About an hour before the time is up, eat a small bowl of the chilli to check for taste and consistency. A spoonful is not enough to test the spices and aftertastes. At this time you may add water, salt, and chilli pepper to fine tune the recipe to your tastes. If you are not a spice lover, it is easier to start with less spice in the original recipe, and add more now, rather than have too much spice that you cannot reduce at this point. When it is cooked to your liking, turn the crock pot to ""warm"""]
