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Johnny Cash's "Old Iron Pot" Family-Style Chili

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

5 Pounds Sirloin Steak -- Chopped
Shortening
3 Pkgs. Mccormick's Chili Seasoning -- * See Note
4 15-Ounce Can Red Kidney Beans
4 16-Ounce Can Whole Tomatoes
Cumin -- * See Note
Thyme -- * See Note
Sage Leaves -- * See Note
Garlic Powder -- * See Note
Onion Powder -- * See Note
Salt -- To Taste
Chopped Onion -- * See Note
Chopped Chili Peppers -- * See Note
1 4-Ounce Can Tomato Paste
2 Tablespoons Sugar
Mexene Chili Powder -- * See Note
Spice Island Chili Con Carne Seasoning -- * See Note



Recipe

Brown the steak with a little shortening until imedium. Add chili seasoning, and cook for 5 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, spices, onions,chili peppers, sugar, chili powder, and/or chili con carne seasoning.
Taste. (If chili is too hot, add 1 or 2 cans tomatoes.) Add tomatoe paste. If chili seems too thick, add water. Simmer on low for 20 minutes. Serve wtih soda crackers and soda. This chili will be better tomorrow than today if properly taken care of overnight. I have also been known to substitute things, such as snake meat, for the steak.

Serves 12 people, 3 helpings each

*You must guess at the amounts to use-I never measure them!

Johnny Cash made his acting debut in 1971's A Gunfight opposite Kirk
Douglas.
Johnny Cash, singer/songwriter and actor

The All-American Cowboy Cookbook Home Cookin on the Range by Ken Beck and
Jim Clark


NOTES : This recipe is taken from Recipes & Memories from Mama Cash's Kitchen, a collection of recipes passed down in our family through the last sevently years.