santas chili
Red beans may be added, your preference. (I do) If I have failed to put all the instruictions or missed anything, ask Ill check it out. Im not a typist lol.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
2 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
8 to 10
Ingredients
- 2 pounds coarsley ground beef
- 2 pounds coarsley ground pork
- 2 pounds coarsley ground veal
- 1 cup oil
- 3/5 tablespoon chili powder, hot (to taste)
- 6 tablespoons cumin
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 6 - dried chili peppers or crushed red peppers
- 1 bottle beer (i like dark beer)
- 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
- 2 tablespoons paprika, hot (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3 cups beef broth, reduced sodium
- 4 ounces ortega green chilies
- 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juice
- several dash franks hot sauce (again to taste)
- 2+ tablespoons mesa flour
How To Make santas chili
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Step 1Brown meat in hot oil til browned, adding black pepper to taste. Drain meat add chile powder, cumin, garlic and chopped onions. Cook 30-45 minutes using as little of the beer liquid as possible. Stir often.
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Step 2Remove skins from chilis, mash pulp and add to meat mixture. Strain oregano and beer and add some of the beer mixture, paprika, vinegar, 2 cups of beef broth, green chilies, stewed tomotoes and hot sauce Stir and simmer for another 30 to 45 minutes. STIR OFTEN!
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Step 3Disolve 2 tablespoons of mesa flour intosome of the beef broth. and add to chili mixture. This will thicken everything up. STIR OFTEN!
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