CHILI - REAL TEXAS CHILI!!!

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Got this years ago from my Uncle. It's a brown chili - no tomatoes or beans - but it is my all time favorite!!

Provided by Carlaine Casey

Categories     Chili

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 c olive oil
1 qt water
6 Tbsp chili powder
3 tsp salt
10 clove garlic
1 tsp oregano or marjoram
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp paprika
3 lb ground beef or chili meat

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil - brown meat until gray (not brown) - add water and simmer for 1½ hours - stir occasionally. (If you use hamburger, it needs to simmer about 30 minutes)
  • 2. Add all other ingredients and simmer 1 hour - stir occasionally.
  • 3. To Thicken Skim off as much fat as you can and discard 3 Tlb Flour 6 Tlb Cornmeal Mix together flour and cornmeal with enough cold water to make slurry (about ¾ Cup water more or less) Pour into chili mix and stir until thickened - simmer 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes so thickening won't stick to bottom of pan.

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