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(A)
1 lb. Ground Beef (chuck)
1 lb. Ground Pork Sausage, mild (can be Cajun)
1 tsp. Chili Powder
(B)
1 lb. Pork Tenderloin, cut into 1/2" cubes
1 lb. Beef Round Steak, cut into 1/2" cubes
1 tsp. Chili Powder
(C)
3 Med. Yellow Onions, chopped
2 TBS. Wesson Oil
(D)
1 C. Celery, chopped
1 Bell Pepper, chopped (red or green)
6 Tomatillos, peeled and diced
1 8-oz. can of Beer (can be 12 oz)
1 8-oz. can of Tomato Sauce (Hunt's)
1 6-oz. can of Tomato Paste (Hunt's)
1 28-oz. can of peeled Tomatoes
1 C. water
(E)
1 15-oz. can Red Kidney Beans
1 15-oz. can Chili Beans (mild) with pinto beans, as-is
1 15-oz. can Black-eyed Peas, drained
1 15-oz. can Pinto Beans, drained
1 C. (8-oz.) Masterpiece Bar B-Q Sauce (for Arizona flavor,
use Mesquite - for Yankee flavor, use
Hickory)
1/2 C. Dark Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves
4 TBS. Margarine
(F)
? Tabasco Sauce (Texas Champagne) to taste
? Canned Jalapenos or Roasted Chiles
? Masa Flour (as needed to thicken)
Now you've got everything...Let's "git to cookin'!"
First,
you...
take the ground beef and the ground pork sausage
(A) and brown them together in a skillet. Pour off any fat
and then add the chili powder and stir a bunch.
Then, in a second skillet, do the same thing
with the cubed beef steak and cubed pork tenderloin (B), pouring
off any fat and stirring in the chili powder.
Next...
in a 12 or 16 quart pot, sauté the yellow onions
in Wesson oil (C) over medium heat until they are transparent.
Then add the next bunch of ingredients (D)
to the onions and cook that mess over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Now...
in a separate 4 quart pot, combine the next bunch
of stuff (E) and heat over medium heat, stirring gently until the
sugar and the butter are melted.
Then...
back to the big pot (the one with the onions
that's been cooking for 20 minutes)...throw in the meat from both skillets
while stirring and cook this mess for 60 minutes on medium heat.
Stir it often so it doesn't burn. This is when you can add the "hot
stuff" (F). Taste it a bunch of times as you add until
it's the way you want it.
After 60 minutes of cooking the big pot, dump
the little one full of beans into it and heat it to a simmer stirring
ever-so-gently so you don't mash them beans. Simmer it all for 25
minutes.
If your Arizona Chili Rio Verde is runny or too
thin for your taste, stir some masa flour, a little at a time, into some
liquid you've removed and then add it back to the pot until it's thickened
to your heart's desire.
Note...
South West Indians used beans and corn as an
extender in such dishes as Chili. So for Indian Style chili, add
(1) 15-oz can whole yellow kernel corn, drained. The corn is used
in Section 'E.'
Serving sizes...
Makes 40-50 8 oz. servings, or 25-33 12 oz. servings.
But here's the best part -- freeze individual servings! When you're
ready for them, pop them into the microwave.
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