#1 Original San Antonio Chili

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • 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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Introduction

Recipe from the research library of the Institute of Texan Cultures. Original recipe from the chili queens of San Antonio. Recipe from the research library of the Institute of Texan Cultures. Original recipe from the chili queens of San Antonio.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    2 lbs beef shoulder, cut into ½-inch cubes
    1 lb pork shoulder, cut into ½-inch cubes
    ¼ cup suet
    ¼ cup pork fat
    3 medium-sized onions, chopped
    6 garlic cloves, minced
    1-quart water
    4 ancho chiles
    1 serrano chile
    6 dried red chiles
    1 Tablespoon cumin seeds, freshly ground
    2 tablespoons Mexican oregano
    Salt to taste

Tips

If you want to lower the carb count, you can opt not to flour the meat. Instead, add 1 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum to the spice and chile mixture before adding it to the pot.


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.