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President Johnson’s Pedernales Chili

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup bacon grease
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 package (.75 ounces) dried mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 (30 ounce) kidney beans (15 ounces each)
  • 1 can( 28-ounce )tomatoes
  • 1/8 teaspoon tabasco sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Soak dried mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes.

  • Step 2: In a large pot,

  • Step 3: Pour bacon drippings and turn to medium heat.

  • Step 4: Add stew meat, brown

  • Step 5: Add onions and garlic.

  • Step 6: Cook until beef is cooked through. Add cumin, oregano, chili powder,

  • Step 7: Add tomatoes, kidney beans, and salt.

  • Step 8: Add mushrooms to the mixture.

  • Step 9: Bring to a boil, lower heat, and allow to simmer at least 2 hours.

  • Step 10: Skim off grease

  • Step 11: May need more water

  • Step 12: Season with Tabasco ,to taste

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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