Old Bear's Recipe of the Month

May 1995

Texas Red

Authentic Lone Star Chili

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 pounds stewing beef, cubed

1 cup chopped onions

1 green bell pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

1 can tomato paste (12 ounces)

2 1/2 cups water

2 pickled jalapeno chiles,

rinsed, seeded and chopped

1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1 can pinto beans, drained (15 1/2 oz) if you insist!

In a large heavy pan, heat oil and brown beef cubes on all sides. Add onions, bell pepper and garlic, and saute them with beef for about five minutes.

Add all the remaining ingredients, except the beans (if you insist on using beans). Simmer the chili for at least 1 1/2 hours until the meat is tender, at which point you can add the beans if you insist.

Simer for another 1/2 hour.

Serve with corn bread and a nice cold Long Neck.

source: Lone Star Brewing Company