astray recipes: $20,000 prize-winning chili

Categories: Chili; Ground beef; Pork; Soup/stew
Yield: 2 quarts

Measure	Ingredient
2½ pounds	Lean ground chuck
1 pounds	Lean ground pork
1 cup	Finely chopped onion
4	Garlic cloves; finely chpd.
1 can	Budweiser beer (12 oz.)
8 ounces	Hunt's tomato sauce
1 cup	Water
3 tablespoons	Chili powder
2 tablespoons	Ground cumin
2 tablespoons	Wyler's beef-flavor instant bouillon (or 6 cubes)
2 teaspoons	Oregano leaves
2 teaspoons	Paprika
2 teaspoons	Sugar
1 teaspoon	Unsweetened cocoa
½ teaspoon	Ground coriander
½ teaspoon	Louisiana hot sauce,to taste
1 teaspoon	Flour
1 teaspoon	Cornmeal
1 tablespoon	Warm water

In large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown half the meat; pour off fat.

Remove meat. Brown remaining meat; pour off all fat except 2 Tbsps.

Add onion, garlic; cook and stir until tender. Add meat and remaining ingredients except flour, cornmeal and warm water. Mix well. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer covered 2 hours. Stir together flour and cornmeal; add warm water. Mix well. Stir into chili mixture. Cook covered 20 minutes longer. Serve hot.