Cowboy's Chili
Ingredients:
2 lbs. Coarsely ground chili beef
1 lb. Ground buffalo or Beefalo or ground beef
1 chopped bell pepper ground beef
3 small chopped onions
1 ½ t. garlic powder
3 t. ground cumin
1 T. (or less) chili powder (Ancho if you can find it)
½ t. ground cayenne
1/2 t. ground Cajun seasoning
1 pkg. Williams chili seasoning mix
2 cans dark beer (Shiner Bock)
1 16 oz. Can crushed tomatoes
1 lg. Can tomato sauce
½ sm. Can tomato paste
1 can beef broth
1 can Rotel (diced tomtoes/chilies)
1 sm. Can diced green chilies
1 T. Worcestershire
1 T. liquid smoke
Tabasco to taste
(If needed) dissolve 2 T. cornmeal in 1 T. ice water and add for thickening.
Instructions:
1st Step:
Brown the meats in a pan on high heat with oil.
2nd Step:
Drain and rinse in a colander under warm water.
3rd Step:
Add everything else but 1 can of beer and simmer for 2 hrs.
4th Step:
Add 2nd can of beer when needed during simmering.
When simmering if you need to thicken add cornmeal/water mixture until desired consistency is reached. If you need more heat – add more chili powder – just to suit you own tastes.
*Great to cool overnight in the fridge and re-heat the next day.
