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chili - no tomatoes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Karla Harkins
Saginaw, TX

This is very different recipe from most I've seen for chili. My favorite chili!

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr

Ingredients For chili - no tomatoes

  • 3 lb
    ground meat - beef or venison, you can also use cubed meat and cook it down until it shreds apart.
  • 4 c
    water
  • 2
    bay leaves
  • 6 Tbsp
    chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 10 clove
    garlic, chopped very finely
  • 1 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1 tsp
    cayenne pepper, more or less. use to your taste.
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    paprika
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 4 to 6 Tbsp
    corn meal
  • NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECIPE
  • 1/4 c
    dried chopped onions
  • 2 Tbsp
    cocoa
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make chili - no tomatoes

  • 1
    Cook meat in a dutch oven, do not brown. Skim grease. Add water and bay leaves. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
  • 2
    Continue simmering for 1-2 hours. Skim grease. Add remaining spices, cover and simmer 30 minutes longer.
  • 3
    Combine flour and corn meal. Mix in enough water to make a thin paste. Stir into chili and raise heat to a boil. Cook to desired thickness. You can add more corn meal if chili is too thin, add water if chili is too thick. Enjoy!
  • 4
    If you so choose you can serve with tortillas or chips, garnish with chopped onion, grated cheese, jalapeno and sour cream. Make Frito pie to go: Open a small bag of Fritos and spoon chili over. Add cheese and onions and other toppings as you desire, eat with fork right out of the bag! YUMMY!!

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