| Senator John Tower's Texas Chili |
3 lbs. coarsely ground flank steak
15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
3 heaping Tbsp ground chili powder
1 heaping Tbsp Mexican oregano
1 heaping Tbsp Cumin
2 onions, chopped
garlic to taste
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp paprika
12 red peppers
4-5 chili pods
2 heaping Tbsp flour
Sear meat until grey. Add tomato sauce and water, stirring
until
well blended. Add Tabasco sauce, chili powder, oregano,
cumin,
onions, garlic, salt, cayenne, paprika, red peppers and chili
pods.
Simmer one hour and fifteen minutes over mesquite wood (if
possible).
Add thickening of flour mixed with water. Simmer another 30
minutes,
stirring often.
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