Texas red chili #2

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ pounds Suet, finely chopped
6 pounds Lean beef, coarsly cubed
1 cup Chili powder (about 4 1/2 ou
2 tablespoons Crushed cumin seeds or groun
2 tablespoons Ground oregano
2 tablespoons Salt
1 tablespoon Cayenne pepper
4 eaches Cl Garlic, minced
2 quarts Beef stock or canned beef br
½ cup Masa harina or corn meat
½ cup Cold water

Directions

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 3hrs Fry suet in a large heavy kettle until crisp. Then add beef, about 1 pound at a time, and brown, stiring as it cooks. Remove each pound after browning. When all meat is browned, return it to kettle and add seasonings and beef stock or broth. Cover and simmer 1½ - 2 hours.

Skim off fat. Combine masa harina or corn meal with cold water and stir thoroughly into chili. Simmer 30 minutes. Makes about 3 ¾ quarts. "Chili pangs" could strike a man whenever the skies got grey and the wind turned cold. A plate of Texas Red was a sure cure. Hot and hearty, it was the kind of chili that warmed a cowhand's belly and brought him back for more. - Famous Chili Recipes from Marlboro Country.

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