Texas Jail Chili (circa 1950)
Source of Recipe
the web
Recipe Introduction
Texas prison chili got its good reputation from Sheriff Smoot Schmid's truly fine recipe for the Dallas County Jail. Recently, however, a Texas prison chili contest was won by Huntsville Penitentiary with a godawful recipe that called for twice as much cumin as chili powder and "2 handfuls" of monosodium glutamate. In Texas, this is called crime deterrence.
List of Ingredients
1/2 lb Beef suet ground
2 lb Coarse ground beef
3 Garlic cloves minced
1 1/2 tb Paprika
3 tb Chili powder
1 tb Cumin seeds
1 tb Salt
1 ts White pepper
1 1/2 ts Ground dried sweet chile
Pods
3 c Water
Recipe
Fry suet in a heavy kettle. Add meat, finely diced garlic and seasonings; cover. Cook slowly for four hours, stirring occasionally. Add the water and continue cooking until the chili has thickened slightly, about one hour. Serve plain or mixed with equal portion of cooked pink or red beans.
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