Name: Texas Jailhouse (no tomatoes) Chilli
Yield: 1 nice pot of chilli
Cuisine: Soups, Stews, Chowders
Ingredients: 2 - 2 1/2 cups chopped beef suet; 4 - 5 cups diced beef chuck; 3 Lrg crushed garlic cloves; 1 Tblspn cumin Pwdr; 1 - 2 Tblspns paprika; *2 - 3 Tblspns chilli pwdr*; 1 Tblspn white pepper; 1 Tblspn salt, or to taste; 1 diced, fresh, green pepper pod (Ortega or Anahiem); 1 tspn crushed coriander seeds; 1 quart water

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I lost my mothers recipe many years ago. Lately I have been longing taste it again before I depart this mortal coil. I asked for a recipe on the OFA forum. The moderator suggested I Google it. I found several simmilar and pieced this one together. It tastes like I remember it from 60 years ago.

Ingredients

2 - 2 1/2 cups chopped beef suet

4 - 5 cups diced beef chuck

3 Lrg crushed garlic cloves

1 Tblspn cumin Pwdr

1 - 2 Tblspns paprika

*2 - 3 Tblspns chilli pwdr*

1 Tblspn white pepper

1 Tblspn salt, or to taste

1 diced, fresh, green pepper pod (Ortega or Anahiem)

1 tspn crushed coriander seeds

1 quart water

Instructions

Melt suet in a heavy dutch oven; add beef and stir untill browned. add all other ingredients and simmer, covered for about 4 hours. Add water while cooking to maintain the consistancy of a thick stew.

Hotter chill: use more chilli pwder and less paprika.

Milder chilli: Use more paprika and less chilli pwdr.

*Traditional chilli pwdr ; “Chilli Molida”…Hotter Chilli pwder; “New Mexico Chilli”…Milder chilli pwdr; California Chilli”*

In lean times, when meat was hard to come by, old timers would substitute 3 Tblspns of yellow corn meal for 1 cup of diced beef. It tasted just as good.