Title: Mike's Texas Chili Southern Style
Categories: Ethnic Chili Meat Main
Yield: 4 Servings
| 3 | lb | Ground beef |
| 1 | lb | Ground pork |
| 1/2 | tb | Bacon fat or |
| 5 | | Precooked strips of bacon |
| | | Crushed |
| 1/16 | c | Sugar |
| 1/8 | c | Dark brown sugar |
| 1 | tb | Beef soup base |
| 1/2 | ts | Instant coffee or |
| 1/2 | c | -real coffee |
| 1 | c | Chopped celery |
| 1 | ts | Thyme |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Cummin seed |
| 1 | ts | Garlic, powder or minced |
| 1 | tb | Cocoa |
| 2 | | Bay leaves |
| 1 | ts | Cilantro |
| 1/2 | tb | Mexican oregano |
| 1 | ts | Tabasco or |
| 1 | ts | Cayenne pepper (+/-to taste) |
| 3/8 | c | Chili blend |
| 2 | tb | Paprika |
| 1 | cn | V-8 juice, (48 oz. ea) |
| 1 | c | Chopped onion |
| 1/2 | c | Green and red peppers, |
| | | Chopped |
| 1 | cn | Stewed tomatoes (16 oz. ea) |
Brown pork and beef, and drain very well. Add all ingredients to large
crock pot and cover. Cook on high for 4 - 6 hours or low for 8 - 12 hours.
The longer it cooks, the thicker it gets. Cubed roast or steak may be
substitiuted for the ground meat. NOTE: This can be cooked on top of the
stove. 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. Last served on 6/19/93. Today I'm making this to take to Sarah's
4th of July party. 7/02/93