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Chili Recipes

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Jailhouse Chili

Recipe from: Faith Corlett
Servings: 6

This is the ultimate chili...

½ pound ground beef suet
2 pounds beef round steak, cut in small cubes
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablesooon cumin seed, crushed
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Put the suet, meat and all the seasonings in a large heavy pan. Fry until suet is rendered and meat is light brown. Add 3 cups of water. Cover and simmer about 4 hours, or until meat is falling apart tender. Serve with tortillas or cornbread, and grated cheese and chopped onions on the side.

Beans for Chili

2 cups pinto beans
2 Tablespooons bacon fat

Soak the beans overnight. Drain and add fresh water to cover them by an inch. Add the bacon fat and cook until soft but not mushy. Add beans to chili just before serving, or serve them on the side.


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