MARLBORO TEXAS RED CHILI - HOT HOT HOT !

Marlboro Texas Red Chili - Hot Hot Hot ! image

Oh No ! I lost my cookbook for Marlboro Texas Red ! I had the paperback cookbook recipe for this - and have fixed it for YEARS now. The best flavor ever - but Way too hot for me. My hubby, however, loves it's head sweat producing heat. To tame it down so I,too, can enjoy it, I add two cans of rinsed Pintos and a can of chopped tomatoes. Believe me - it is still plenty hot ! Instead of the Suet the recipe calls for I cook 1/4 lb of bacon down and use the grease from it. Since the beef I use is very lean, the end result is not grease laden, but I do cool it to remove any grease that rises to the top. To serve I place a slice of cornbread on the bottom of the bowl, ladle the chilli over and top with grated cheddar cheese

Provided by lesliecoy

Time 40m

Yield 1 pot, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/4 lb suet, finely chopped (render suet and discard rind)
6 lbs beef, extra lean, coarsely chopped
1 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground oregano
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
4 garlic cloves, finely minced
2 quarts beef stock
1/2 cup masa harina
1/2 cup cold water

Steps:

optional:.
can of pinto beans, rinsed
can chopped tomatoes.
Substitute:.
grease from 1/4 lb. bacon in place of suet.
Add beef, pound at a time, to the grease rendered from suet and brown (or substitute bacon grease). After each pound is browned, remove.
( this leaves most of the grease and juice in the browning pan)
When all meat is browned, put your meat in a chili pot and add seasonings and beef stock.
Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Skim fat.
Combine masa (harina) and cold water and stir into chili.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
NOTE: We cook this a lot longer - until the meat is fork tender and the sauce is nice and thick.
NOTE: At this point I add rinsed pinto beans and chopped tomatoes at this point to my half of the chili.
Serve in bowls on top of a slice of cornbread, with optional grated cheddar cheese, sour cream and green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2517.8, Fat 258.5, SaturatedFat 108.5, Cholesterol 346.8, Sodium 2996.2, Carbohydrate 15.7, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 1.4, Protein 34.3