Texas Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon whole cumin seed
1/4 lb bacon, diced
2 lbs beef chuck, diced 1/8 inch
3 onions, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
6 jalapenos, seeded & chopped
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons chili powder, more to taste
1 tablespoon oregano
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, including juice

Preparation

Toast the cumin seeds for 10 minutes at 375\u00b0 and set aside.
(I use my toaster oven for this step).
In a 6 quart kettle saute the bacon until clear.
Add meat, onions, garlic& jalapenos; cook& stir on high heat until browned.
When meat is brown and onions are clear add the rest of the ingredients, mashing up the tomatoes by hand.
Simmer 1 hour.
Correct seasonings.