Marlboro Texas Red Chili - Hot Hot Hot !

Oh No ! I lost my cookbook for Marlboro Texas Red ! I had the paperback cookbook recipe for this - and have fixed it for YEARS now. The best flavor ever - but Way too hot for me. My hubby, however, loves it's head sweat producing heat. To tame it down so I,too, can enjoy it, I add two cans of rinsed Pintos and a can of chopped tomatoes. Believe me - it is still plenty hot ! Instead of the Suet the recipe calls for I cook 1/4 lb of bacon down and use the grease from it. Since the beef I use is very lean, the end result is not grease laden, but I do cool it to remove any grease that rises to the top. To serve I place a slice of cornbread on the bottom of the bowl, ladle the chilli over and top with grated cheddar cheese

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pot

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb suet, finely chopped (render suet and discard rind)
• 6  lbs beef, extra lean, coarsely chopped
• 1  cup chili powder
• 2  tablespoons ground cumin
• 2  tablespoons ground oregano
• 2  tablespoons salt
• 2  tablespoons cayenne pepper
• 4  garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2  quarts  beef stock
• 1⁄2 cup masa harina
• 1⁄2 cup cold water

Directions

1. optional:
2. can of pinto beans, rinsed.
3. can chopped tomatoes.
4. Substitute:
5. grease from 1/4 lb. bacon in place of suet.
6. Add beef, pound at a time, to the grease rendered from suet and brown (or substitute bacon grease). After each pound is browned, remove.
7. ( this leaves most of the grease and juice in the browning pan).
8. When all meat is browned, put your meat in a chili pot and add seasonings and beef stock.
9. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Skim fat.
10. Combine masa (harina) and cold water and stir into chili.
11. Simmer for 30 minutes.
12. NOTE: We cook this a lot longer - until the meat is fork tender and the sauce is nice and thick.
13. NOTE: At this point I add rinsed pinto beans and chopped tomatoes at this point to my half of the chili.
14. Serve in bowls on top of a slice of cornbread, with optional grated cheddar cheese, sour cream and green onions.