Texas Chili

Name: Texas Chili
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

12 ingredients

13 steps

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

1

In a large, cast-iron kettle, fry bacon crisp.
2

Remove and discard bacon saving the fat.
3

Add meat, onion and garlic and saute in bacon fat until meat is gray.
4

Stir in tomato paste, then add spices and mix well through the meat.
5

Pour in beer.
6

Stir thoroughly and remove from heat.
7

Remove stems and seeds from dried chili pods.
8

Boil chili pods in a covered saucepan with water for 15 minutes.
9

Put peppers and water into blender and blend into thick sauce.
10

Pour sauce into kettle with meat; stir and simmer for 2 hours, checking after 1 1/2 hours.
11

If chili needs thickening, add a tablespoon of masa harina.
12

If chili is too thick, add water sparingly.
13

For hotter chili, add cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce to individual bowls.