Extra Hot Texas Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

40 hot chili peppers, dried or 1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes
3 dried ancho peppers, seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces and blended with above chiles
1 1/2 lbs beef round steak, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 (10 ounce) can beef broth
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, cooked hot

Preparation

In a large sauce pan, brown half of the meat in hot oil.
With a slotted spoon, remove meat and set aside.
Add remaining meat, onion, garlic, cumin, and ground chile peppers; cook till meat is brown.
Return rest of meat to pan.
Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil and reduce heat.
simmer, uncovered, for 1-1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring occasionally.
Serve with hot cooked Pinto Beans.