#1 Original San Antonio Chili

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  • Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
2 lbs beef shoulder, cut into ½-inch cubes1 lb pork shoulder, cut into ½-inch cubes¼ cup suet¼ cup pork fat3 medium-sized onions, chopped6 garlic cloves, minced1-quart water4 ancho chiles1 serrano chile6 dried red chiles1 Tablespoon cumin seeds, freshly ground2 tablespoons Mexican oreganoSalt to taste
Directions
1. Lightly flour beef and pork cubes.
2. Cook in a heavy skillet with pork fat and suet until brown.
3. Add onions and garlic and cook until they are tender and limp.
4. Transfer contents of skillet to a crock pot.
5. Add water.
6. Remove stems and seeds from the chiles and chop very finely.
7. In a molcajete or spice grinder, grind chiles then add oregano and salt.
8. Add chile mixture to the crock pot.
9. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
10. Enjoy

Serving Size: Makes 15 to 20 servings.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FARALLON.

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 536.8
  • Total Fat: 44.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 87.4 mg
  • Sodium: 162.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 27.8 g

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