ORIGINAL SAN ANTONIO CHILI QUEENS’ Chili Recipe

Chili

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef shoulder, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes1 lb pork shoulder, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes1/4 cup suet1/4 cup pork fat3 medium-sized onions, chopped6 garlic cloves, minced1-quart water4 acho chiles1 serrano chile6 dried red chiles1 Tablespoon comino seeds, freshly ground2 tablespoons Mexican oreganoSalt to taste

Place lightly floured beef and pork cubes in with suet and pork fat in heavy chilipot and cook quickly, stirring often.Add onions and garlic and cook until they aretender and limp.Add water to mixture and simmer slowly while preparing chiles.Remove stems and seeds from chile and chop very finely. Grind chiles in molcajeteand add oregano with salt to mixture. Simmer another 2 hours. Remove suetcasing and skim off.

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A chili queen serving her customers in San Antonio