Texas Chili

"Fantastic chili recipe. You can use dried ancho, pasilla, adobo or other peppers. Pasilla is a good choice for a mild level of spice. Use bottled hot sauce per bowl to kick it up for the real heat lovers. This recipe copied from the following url: http://www.greatchilirecipes.net/awful_good_texas_chili.html Stored here as insurance in case the original site ever disappears."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
2hrs 45mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • In a large, cast-iron kettle, fry bacon crisp. Remove and discard bacon saving the fat.
  • Add meat, onion and garlic and saute in bacon fat until meat is gray.
  • Stir in tomato paste, then add spices and mix well through the meat.
  • Pour in beer. Stir thoroughly and remove from heat.
  • Remove stems and seeds from dried chili pods.
  • Boil chili pods in a covered saucepan with water for 15 minutes.
  • Put peppers and water into blender and blend into thick sauce.
  • Pour sauce into kettle with meat; stir and simmer for 2 hours, checking after 1 1/2 hours.
  • If chili needs thickening, add a tablespoon of masa harina. If chili is too thick, add water sparingly.
  • For hotter chili, add cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce to individual bowls.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. This is possibly the most outstanding TEXAS chili recipe I have found. It is certainly one of the most authentic recipes calling itself TEXAS CHILI.<br/>If it has beans, it AIN'T Texan. Chili originates from a spiced salsa. Beans were an extravagance the poor could not afford.<br/>Thank you very much for sharing !
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

My favorite cookbook is The Joy of Cooking. My family is my passion. I love Bassett hounds and traveling. I hate jerks. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes