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Texas Beef Chili
Cuisine: Beef Category: Beef
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
2 pounds Beef chuck or shin
In 1/2" cubes
8 tablespoon Olive oil
5 tablespoon Med-hot chili powder
1 pound Spanish chorizo sausage
Sliced 1/4" thick
3 Medium onions -- chopped
8 Garlic cloves
1 tablespoon Oregano, preferably Mexican
Crumbled
2 teaspoons Cumin -- ground
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Fresh ground pepper
4 pounds Canned Italian plum
Tomatoes -- drained
And chopped
24 ounces Beer -- Dos Equis or
Other Mexican beer
6 ounces Tomato paste
Instructions:
Toss meat with 3 T. olive oil and 2 T. chili powder in non-aluminum
bowl. Let stand in refrigerator overnight. Heat 3 T. oil in large,
heavy skillet over med-hi heat. Brown the meat in batches (do not
crowd) on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large pot, using
slotted spoon. Add chorizo to skillet and brown well. Transfer to
pot using slotted spoon. Reduce heat to med-lo. Add more oil to skillet,
if necessary. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes.
Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir 3
minutes then transfer to pot. Stir in tomatoes, beer and tomato paste.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat. Cover and simmer until meat is very
tender, stirring occasionally, about 3 hours. Uncover during last
hour if necessary to thicken liquid into sauce. Some good accompaniments
are pinto beans and salsa as side dishes.
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