Ron1YY

1987



Margo's Chili




Ingredients:
3 lbs cubed (or coarsely ground) tri tip cut beef
3 oz sausage
2 tbsp kidney suet or Wesson Oil
½ oz salt
2 oz Gebhardt Chili Powder
½ oz chile powder
½ tsp Hot New Mexico Chili Powder
½ oz cumin
oregano tea*
white pepper to taste
5 to 7 cloves garlic
2 med onions, chopped fine
½ tsp corriander (optional)
4 to 6 oz Hunts Tomato Sauce
½ pt beef broth, add water if necessary
1 med ortega pepper (minced)
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
dash of Tabasco
*oregano tea= 1 tbsp oregano leaves in ½ cup hot water, let steep.

Instructions:
Saute onions and garlic in suet about 3 minutes. Add Gebhardts and chile powder, mix well. Brown beef in separate pan a pound at a time, pepper while browning, add onions and spices, use a little beef broth to keep from sticking. Saute sausage and ortega pepper together (about 2 minutes). Add to pot and cook about 15 minutes. Add remaining spices, Hunts tomato sauce, water or broth, mix well. Cook about 30 minutes. Add oregano tea. Cook about 2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring occasionally. Last 20 to 30 minutes add salt and cayenne pepper if needed.