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Texas Easy Chili
Texas easy chili is a chili powder and tomato juice based sauce combined with cubed or ground beef. Chili originated in Texas in the 1800s. There are many variations of chili. This version does not contain beans.
Ingredients
- beef chuck or ground beef, cubed or formed into small meatballs3 lb
- oil2 tbsp
- garlic, minced2 clove
- chili powder6 tbsp
- flour5 tbsp
- oregano, dried1 tbsp
- ground cumin1 tsp
- tomato juice, or V8 vegetable juice3 cup
- beef bouillon cube3
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- lime, cut into wedges
- sour cream
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Cut chuck roast into bite-size pieces or form ground beef into small meatballs (1 inch / 25 mm in size).
Fry beef in cooking oil until outside is browned.
Add minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Combine chili powder, flour, oregano and cumin in bowl and mix well. Sprinkle mixture over cooking beef and stir until beef is well coated with spice mixture. Cook for 1 minute.
Add tomato juice and bullion cubes. Stir for about 15 seconds.
Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and add salt and black pepper to taste.
