Don's Ambush Chili*

 

      Yield: 8 Servings

 

      3 lb lean rough chuck,Ground

      1 lb pork shoulder,Lean

      3    medium onions,Chopped

      1    green bell pepper,Chopped

      1    red bell pepper,Chopped

      3 T  cumin,Fresh Ground

      1 t  all spice

      1 T  blackstrap molasses

     12 oz (1 can) beer(not lite)

      2 oz sour mash whiskey

      1 c  tomato paste

      1 oz vietnamese hot sauce (or ta)

      3 T  masa harina

      1 T  soy sauce

      3    bay leaves

      2 c  stewed tomatos,Chopped

      1 c  tomato sauce

      1 c  tomato paste

 

6-10 ea jalapeno peppers whole

6-8 ea   fresh Jalapeno peppers(2 seeded & chopped) balance gashed

4-6 ea cloves garlic crushed Saute' onions, garlic, and chopped

peppers in 4 Tblspns of peanut oil or bacon grease. Add the meat and

cook until browned. Add all other ingredients except the cumin. Stir

constantly until it reaches a boil. Boil for 3-5 minutes then lower

heat and cook, stirring often. After cooking for 10 minutes add 2

Tblspn of cumin and stir it in. At this point take the whole Jalapeno

(fresh) and gash them with a sharp knife in several places around the

pod. Add them to the chili.

consistancy. Cook until beef is fork tender. Stir in rest of chili

powder, pepper sauce and cumin. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes. Salt to taste.