CHILI III

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Chili
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

3 pound Lean, diced beef
1 quart Water
3 Teaspoon Salt
5 Cloves garlic, fine chop
1 Teaspoon Marjoram
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1/4 Cup Liquid shortening
8 whole Chili pods OR
6 Tablespoon Chili powder
1 Teaspoon Ground cumin
1 Teaspoon Red pepper
3 Tablespoon Paprika
----------------THICKENING--------
6 Tablespoon Corn meal
3 Tablespoon Flour
1 Cup Water
 

Preparation:

Heat oil in large pot, add meat and sear over high heat. Stir constantly until meat is gray, but not brown. Add water and cover, cook over low fire for 1 1/2 hrs. Add remaining ingreds., except thickening, and cok at a bubbling simmer 30 min. Mix thickening ingreds. together, add to chili mixture, cook about 5 min., stirring to prevent sticking. More water may be added for desired sonsistency. If meat is very fat, skim off before adding thickening. For milder flavor, cut chili powder and red pepper in half, but add 2 more tbs. paprika for color.