Felipe's Chili Con Carne

 

      Yield: 20 Servings

 

      1    philip t. willis

  2 1/2 lb fresh kidney suet from

           -choice beef

     10 lb choice beef round,ground

           -coarsely

      1 pt water

      1 c  fresh garlic buttons

      2 lg onions

      2 cn el chico green chilies

     10 T  paprika

      2 T  oregan

      3 T  cumino

      4 T  salt

      1    cayenne pepper,To Taste

     24 oz tomato juice

     12 oz carrot juice

      4 lg chili pods,Dried

  1 1/2 c  oyster crackers,pulverized

           -to a fine powd

      1 c  water

 

Grind suet, slowly melt in a large heavy cooking pot until liquefied.

 

Add meat and water.  Stir often to brown evenly. Combine garlic,

onions, and green chilies in blender and blend into juice. Add dry

seasoniongs. Add tomato and carrot juices.  Stir often and simmer

until meat is tender. Float dried chili pods on top. Cook about 3

hours. Near end of cooking time, prepare cracker meal by adding

pulverized crackers to a cup of water, stirring into a liquid and add

to chili. Stir well. Remove chili pods before serving.