Chili Womans Chili
List of Ingredients
12 dried ancho chiles (New Mexico chiles may be subsititued)
3 pounds lean beef chuck, cut in thumb-sized pieces
2 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon dried oregano
4 tablespoon cayenne
4 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
4 or more garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
4 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons masa harina ("To thicken or `tighten' the chili)
Recipe
Wash the peppers and remove the stems and seeds. Boil the pods in a little water for 30 minutes, or until the skins can be removed easily. Then grind, chop or run through a colander the now skinless, seedless, stemless pods.
Save the peppery water in which the pods were boiled. Use it for cooking the chili and for adding water if necessary. Be as conservative as possible with water unless you want the chili to be soupy.
Sear the 3 pounds of beef until it is gray in color. Into the pot, drop the beef, the pepper pods and as much of the peppery liquid as you think you'll need to keep the meat from burning. About 2 inches of water rising above the beef is usually right.
Bring this to a boil and then turn down the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Take the pot off the stove. Add the other ingredients. Put the mixture back on the stove and bring it to a boil again, lower the heat, and simmer for 45 minutes, keeping the lid on as much as possible. Stir when necessary, but too much stirring will tear up the meat. Add the peppered water only "Take the pot off the stove again,Add the masa harina. Simmer , for another 30 minutes, or until the meat is done.
Taste for seasoning and add if you think it needs it. Serves 4-6.
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