Texas Chili


Serves: 6
Total Calories: 498

Ingredients

3 pounds lean beef
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups water
2 bay leaves
6 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon salt
10 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon comino seeds
1 teaspoon crushed oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
3 tablespoons flour
6 tablespoons cornmeal

Directions:

In a 6-quart saucepan, sear beef (cubed or coarsely ground) in oil until beef color is gray, not brown. Add water, bay leaves, chili powder, salt, garlic, comino seeds, oregano, red pepper, pepper, sugar, paprika, and onion flakes. Simmer, covered, 2 hours. Cool. Refrigerate overnight so flavors will mellow.

Remove top layer of solidified fat. Reheat. With a little cold water, make a paste of flour and cornmeal. Add paste to chili. To obtain a smooth texture, cook and stir 5–7 minutes after thickening has been added. Remove bay leaves before serving.


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Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 498
Calories from Fat: 213

This Texas Chili recipe is from the Recipe Hall of Fame One Dish Wonders Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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