1 lb Navy beans
1 lb Lean beef stew trimmed of
-fat and cut into 1/4 to
-1/2 inch pieces
2    Onions cut into 1/2 inch
-pieces
1 tb Chopped garlic
1 tb Chili powder
1 ts Salt
2 tb Tomato paste
1 lg Tomato (1/2 lb) cut into
-1/2 inch pieces

Remove any stones from the beans and wash them
thoroughly in
a sieve. Place the beans in a pot with beef,
onions, garlic,
chili powder, salt, tomato paste, tomato and add 6
c of
water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to very low
and simmer
2 to 2 1/2 hours.