Texas Chili
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 3 slices thick bacon
- 3 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground oregano
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 12 ounces beer
- 6 -9 dried pasilla peppers
- 3 cups water
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.
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Reviews
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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 !
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