Cooking Recipe Pedernales River Chili
Recipe Ingredients
3 tb
Lard
4 lb
Beef,coarse grind
1
Onion
2
Garlic cloves
3 ts
Salt
1 ts
Oregano,dried,pref. Mexican
1 ts
Cumin
2 c
Water
32 oz
Tomatoes,whole
4 tb
Red chile,hot,ground
2 tb
Red chile,mild,ground
Directions
1. Melt the lard or bacon drippings in a large saute pan over medium
heat. Add the meat to the pan. Break up any lumps with a fork and
cook, stirring occasionally until the meat is evenly browned.~ 2. Add
the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.~ 3.
Stir in the salt, oregano, cumin, water, and tomatoes.~ 4. Gradually
stir in the ground chile, testing until you achieve the degree of
hotness and flavor the suits your palate. Bring to a boil, then lower
heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Stir occasionally.~