Big Bowl O Chile O Lo
Minimalist, very meaty and fairly mild.
Brown 4-5 LBs extra lean ground beef with 6 LBs stew meat, allow to sit 1/2 hour to cool, drain.
Per 10-11 LBs total meat used:
While browning, mix up Spice Mix in bowl first and set aside:
2 T salt
6 T chile powder
1 t cumen
1 t onion powder
1 t garlic powder
1 t celery or seasoning salt
1/2 t red pepper
1/2 t black pepper
Add to drained beef:
1/2 cup canola oil
(1) 28 oz can whole tomatoes (no skins, if fresh tomatoes)
(1) 28 oz can diced tomatoes (no skins, if fresh tomatoes)
(1) 28 oz can tomato sauce
(1) 28oz can water
5 LBs roughly diced Yellow Onions (size of a quarter or bigger)
Spice mix from above
Heat to boiling and simmer at least 1 hour.
Last 15 mins add:
6 cans Kidney (or fav) beans
Nothing but beef, onions, tomatoes, kidney beans and spice.
Enjoy! You have about 3 gallons of good meaty Chile
Freeze most of course.
Is still excellent 6 months later out of the freezer.