Texas Red
- 1/4 pound suet finely chopped
- 6 pounds beef lean, coarsly cubed
- 1 cup chili powder
- 2 tablespoons cumin seeds crushed
- 2 tablespoons oregano ground
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 4 each garlic cloves crushed
- 2 quarts beef stock prefer veal stock if possible
- 1/2 cup masa harina
- 1/2 cup water cold
- Fry suet in a large heavy kettle until crisp.
- Then add beef, about 1 pound at a time, and brown, stiring as it cooks.
- Remove each pound after browning.
- When all meat is browned, return it to kettle and add seasonings and beef stock or broth.
- Cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Skim off fat.
- Combine masa harina or corn meal with cold water and stir thoroughly into chili.
- Simmer 30 minutes.
- Makes about 3 3/4 quarts.
suet, beef lean, chili powder, cumin seeds, oregano ground, salt, cayenne pepper, garlic, beef stock, masa harina, water cold
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/texas-red-42253 (may not work)