Ok, I know you guys up north are calling us whimps down here in Texas. But believe me,, we don't get cold and snow and the like very often. So, today when the sleet and rain and cold came into Fort Worth area the roads pretty much shut down and of course we just stayed in. So, for Dawn!! and all you others that need something nice and warm to take the chill off.. Here you go.. my proven, award wining chile recipie.. Just follow it,, simple.. Meat, about 4 pounds of something, beef, pork, fresh killed venison, what ever. Cut that up into bout half thumb size.. NO ground meat!! 2 good sized onions, chopped up
1/2 tablespoon of Celery salt
Bunch of chopped up garlic,, fresh please,, bout 4
1 Tablespoon of parsley flakes
3 Tablespoons of Chili powder,,, I use Chimayo myself and get it from New Mexico. You wimps may want to start with 2 and add more after you taste it. Almost a table spoon of salt,, I cut back some because of the celery salt. 1/2 Tablespoon of black pepper.
1 teaspoon of Cumin (Comino)
1 teaspoon of Cilantro
2 cans of tomato sauce,, NOT paste!! 1 Tablespoon of red pepper Ok, brown up your meat real good get it nice and brown. Scrape the bottom of the pot and throw in the onion and all the rest of the stuff, including the tomato sauce.. Add water as needed and set it to just a plop plop plop boil. Leave the lid off and add water as needed. Cook till you can’t stand it!! A pot of beans on the side by all means but NEVER in the chili!!! The sugar/starch in the beans will make the chili stick and change the taste for the worst. We eat in a bowl with chopped onion and cheese and the beans on the side with tortillas and the next day even better!!! Serious about not putting the beans into the meat mix.. it will ruin it.. Enjoy, stay dry and warm!!
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