J.R.'s Rough and Ready Chili
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Author: J.R. Knudson, Granite Bay, California
Recipe type: red chili
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef tri-tip, chopped
- 2 ounces sausage
- 1 ounce rendered beef fat
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 green Ortega pepper, remove seeds and dice fine
- ½ ounce salt
- ¼ teaspoon fine black pepper
- 2 ounces Gebhardt(R) chili powder
- ½ ounce California chili powder
- ½ ounce New Mexico powder
- ½ ounce cumin
- ½ teaspoon pequin powder
- 1 - 2 14 ounce cans chicken broth
- 1 six ounce can Hunt's(R) Tomato Sauce
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Tabasco sauce to taste
Instructions
- Saute green pepper and onion in rendered beef fat in a 3 quart pot.
- Add garlic powder and half of the chili powder.
- Add half a can of chicken broth, mix well and set aside.
- Brown sausage and beef in a skillet about one pound at a time.
- Drain and add meat to onion mix.
- Add remaining chili powder and remaining chicken broth.
- Cook for 30 minutes on low heat.
- Add tomato sauce, cumin, cayenne pepper and pequin powder.
- Add more broth as needed and cook until meat is tender, about 2 to 3 hours.
- Add a dash of Tabasco sauce if needed for heat.
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