Texas Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. chili meat (ground meat)
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 can water
1 tsp. cumin seed
1 Tbsp. chili powder
salt and pepper

Preparation

Brown the chili meat in large heavy skillet.
Add onion and garlic; stir.
Cook together with meat, about 5 minutes.
Add can of tomato sauce and water.
Add can of tomato paste and water, together with cumin seed.
Add chili powder about 1 hour before done and salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer, covered, on stove or oven about 2 hours.
Remove cover and simmer until thickens.