Texas Red Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup suet, finely chopped (we use 1/4 to 1/2 cup cooking oil)
6 lbs lean beef, coarsely cubed
1 cup chili powder (about 4 1/2 ozs.)
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground oregano
1 -2 tablespoon salt (to taste)
1 -2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 quarts beef broth
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup cold water

Preparation

Fry suet in Chili Kettle until crisp.
Then add beef, about a 1 pound at a time, and brown, stirring as it cooks.
Remove each pound after browning.
When all meat is browned, return it to the Kettle and add seasonings and beef broth.
Cover and simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Skim off fat.
Combine cornmeal with cold water and stir thoroughly into chili.
Simmer 30 minutes.
Makes about 4 quarts.