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Texas Lava Chili

Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 lbs 1816g / 64ozSirloin boneless roast
2 lbs 908g / 32ozVenison boneless
2 cups 474mlLone star beer
1/2 cup 118mlCoca-cola - (not diet)
4   Onions chopped coarse
5   Garlic cloves minced
2 cups 474mlTomato sauce
1 cup 237mlSour mash whiskey
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozGreen bell pepper chopped
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozRed bell pepper chopped
6   Ancho peppers dried - & chopped
6   Green jalapenos peppers - seeded & diced
2 teaspoons 10mlSalt
2 tablespoons 30mlTabasco sauce
1 1/2 cups 355mlTomato paste
1 tablespoon 15mlCayenne flakes
1 teaspoon 5mlAll spice
4 tablespoons 60mlCumin fresh ground
2 tablespoons 30mlCilantro fresh chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlPeanut oil

Recipe Instructions

Cut meat into 1/4" cubes. Put peanut oil into a large, cast iron pot, heat on Med. High, add onions, garlic, meat cubes, and 1 T of cumin.

Cook until meat is browned. Add tomato sauce, beer, whiskey, Coca-Cola, peppers, spices <hold out 1 T cumin>, and cook on Low Heat for 45 minutes, covered, stirring often.

Uncover and cook for 20 minutes more. Stir in the remaining cumin and serve.

Origin: Don Houston's chili pot, circa 1993

Source:
John Thorne Sep/Oct Chile Pepper Magazine

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