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Texas Style Chili is for Soup.

Texas Style Chili takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Texas Style Chili takes 150 minutes to cook.

Texas Style Chili makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Texas Style Chili are:

1/4 lb Bacon, Chopped
3 Medium Onions, Chopped
8 Carlic Cloves, minced
1/3 c Medium -Hot Pure Chili Powder*
1T Ground Cumin
4 Lbs Boneless Beef Chuck, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
5 c Water
2 t Dried Oregano
2 t salt-to taste
1 T cornmeal
** Available in some specialty foods shops, I use any chili powder.

Here is how you make Texas Style Chili:

In a large heavy kettle or pot, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp and crumbles, add the onions and the garlic and cook the mixture, stirring, until the onions are softened. Add the chili powder and the cumin and cook the mixture stirring for 30 seconds. Add the beef, the water, oregano and the salt. Simmer the mixture uncovered adding more water if necessary to keep the beef barely covered, for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the beef is tender. Stir in the cornmeal and simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until it is slghtly thickened. The Chili may be frozen or made 4 days in advance. Cool uncovered, Store covered tightly and chilledMakes about 8 cups, serving 6 Found on Epicurious.com 12/1992Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ELATEDLOSER.

The nutritional information for Texas Style Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 503.7

• Total Fat: 22.9 g
• Cholesterol: 200.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,165.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
• Protein: 61.6 g