Reno Red Chili

      Yield: 4 Servings

      3 lb round steak,coarsely ground

      3 lb chuck steak

      1 c  wesson oil (or suet)

      1    black pepper,To Taste

      3 oz gebhardt's chili powder

      6 T  cumin

      2 T  msg

      6    small cloves garlic,minced

      2    medium onions,chopped

      6    dried chili pods,boiled

      1    30 minutes in water

      1    (seeded & de-stemmed)

      1    **or**

      3 oz bottle of new mexico pepper

      1 T  oregano,brewed in.....

    1/2 c  budweiser beer,like tea

      2 T  paprika

      2 T  cider vinegar

      3 c  beef broth

      4 oz green chilies,Diced

      1    (ortega brand)

     14 oz stewed tomatoes

      1    (or),To Taste

      1 t  tabasco sauce,or to taste

      2 T  masa harina flour

Brown meat in oil or fat, adding black pepper to taste.  Drain meat

and add chili powder, cumin, MSG, garlic and chopped onion.  Cook for

30 - 45 minutes using as little liquid as possible.  Add water only

as necessary. Stir often.

Remove skins from boiled chile pods.  Mash the pulp and add to meat

mixture.  Strain oregano tea, then add to meat mixture along with

paprika, vinegar, 2/3 of the beef broth, green chiles, stewed

tomatoes and Tabasco sauce.  Simmer 30 - 45 minutes.  Stir often.

Dissolve masa flour into remaining beef broth then pour into chili.