Carroll Shelby's Chili Con Carne
- Total Time
- 3 hours 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1pound round steak
- 1pound chuck steak
- ½cup peanut, vegetable or corn oil or an equal amount of fat rendered from fresh suet
- 1cup finely chopped onions
- 1tablespoon finely minced garlic
- ¼cup chili powder
- 1¼teaspoons dried oregano
- ½teaspoon paprika
- Salt, if desired
- 1teaspoon cumin powder
- 1cup tomato sauce
- 1½cups beer (one 12-ounce can)
- ½ to 1teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¾pound goat cheese, crumbled
- ½teaspoon cumin seeds
Preparation
- Step 1
Cut the meat into quarter-inch cubes.
- Step 2
Heat the oil in a skillet and cook the meat, stirring often, until browned.
- Step 3
Transfer the meat to a kettle and add the onions and garlic. Cook briefly and add the chili powder, oregano, paprika, salt, cumin, tomato sauce and beer. Bring to the boil.
- Step 4
Cover closely and cook over very low heat one hour. Add the cayenne pepper and cook two hours longer. As the chili cooks, skim the fat from the surface.
- Step 5
Add the goat cheese and cumin seeds and Simmer, stirring, 30 minutes longer.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
So far I'm following your instructions I'm using a little bit more beer at the last hour I had to use crushed garlic instead of minced... so far it smells wonderful I'm going to use monster instead of goat cheese I'm going to shred it and then added as I go I put the human in 45 minutes before I put the cheese in I put the shredded cheese and in four intervals by the way it's monster it came out really good thank you for your tips
So far I'm following your instructions I'm using a little bit more beer at the last hour I had to use crushed garlic instead of minced... so far it smells wonderful I'm going to use monster instead of goat cheese I'm going to shred it and then added as I go I put the human in 45 minutes before I put the cheese in I put the shredded cheese and in four intervals by the way it's monster it came out really good thank you for your tips
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