Texas Chili - Southern Style
Yield
servingsPrep
15 minCook
5 hrsReady
5 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
3 | pounds |
ground beef
|
|
1 | pound |
ground pork
|
|
½ | tablespoon |
bacon drippings
or 5 strips of bacon, cooked, crumbled |
|
⅛ | cup |
sugar
|
|
⅛ | cup |
brown sugar, dark
|
* |
1 | tablespoon |
beef soup base
|
* |
½ | teaspoon |
instant coffee
or 1/2 cup real coffee |
|
1 | cup |
celery
chopped |
|
1 | teaspoon |
thyme
|
* |
2 | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
cumin seeds
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
garlic
powder or minced |
|
1 | tablespoon |
cocoa powder
|
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
* |
1 | teaspoon |
cilantro
|
|
½ | tablespoon |
oregano
Mexican |
|
1 | teaspoon |
red hot pepper sauce
or cayenne pepper, more or less, to taste |
|
3/8 | cups |
chili blend
|
* |
2 | tablespoons |
paprika
|
|
48 | ounces |
vegetable juice cocktail
|
|
1 | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
½ | cup |
sweet bell peppers
green and red, chopped |
* |
16 | ounces |
tomatoes, stewed, canned
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1.4 | kg |
ground beef
|
|
453.6 | g |
ground pork
|
|
7.5 | ml |
bacon drippings
or 5 strips of bacon, cooked, crumbled |
|
3E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
brown sugar, dark
|
* |
15 | ml |
beef soup base
|
* |
2.5 | ml |
instant coffee
or 1/2 cup real coffee |
|
237 | ml |
celery
chopped |
|
5 | ml |
thyme
|
* |
1E+1 | ml |
salt
|
|
5 | ml |
cumin seeds
|
|
5 | ml |
garlic
powder or minced |
|
15 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
2 | each |
bay leaves
|
* |
5 | ml |
cilantro
|
|
7.5 | ml |
oregano
Mexican |
|
5 | ml |
red hot pepper sauce
or cayenne pepper, more or less, to taste |
|
89 | ml |
chili blend
|
* |
3E+1 | ml |
paprika
|
|
1387.2 | ml/g |
vegetable juice cocktail
|
|
237 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
118 | ml |
sweet bell peppers
green and red, chopped |
* |
462.4 | ml/g |
tomatoes, stewed, canned
|
Directions
Brown pork and beef, and drain very well.
Add all ingredients to large crock pot and cover.
Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or low for 8 to 12 hours.
The longer it cooks, the thicker it gets.
Cubed roast or steak may be substitiuted for the ground meat.
Stovetop: Brown pork and beef, then cook onions until they become limp.
Add all of the other ingredients first.
Cook and mix for 5 minutes add meat last .
Cover and cook on low for at least 4 hours.
Stir every 10 to 15 minutes.