How To make Reno Red Chili

Ingredients
3
pound
round steak, coarsely ground
3
pound
chuck steak, coarsely ground
1
cup
wesson oil, or suet
1

black pepper to taste
3
oz
gebhardt's chili powder
6
tablespoon
cumin
2
tablespoon
msg
6
each
garlic cloves, minced
2
each
onions, chopped
6
each
dried chili pods, boiled 30 min in water (seeded & de-stemmed) OR 3 oz bottle of new mexico pepper
1
tablespoon
oregano, brewed in 1/2 c budweiser beer, like tea
2
tablespoon
paprika
2
tablespoon
cider vinegar
3
cup
beef broth
4
oz
diced green chilies (ortega)
14
oz
stewed tomatoes, or to taste
1
teaspoon
tabasco sauce, or to taste
2
tablespoon
masa harina flour

Directions:
Brown meat in oil or fat, adding black pepper to taste. Drain meat and add chili powder, cumin, MSG, garlic and chopped onion. Cook for 30 - 45 minutes using as little liquid as possible. Add water only as necessary. Stir often.
Remove skins from boiled chile pods. Mash the pulp and add to meat mixture. Strain oregano tea, then add to meat mixture along with paprika, vinegar, 2/3 of the beef broth, green chiles, stewed tomatoes and tabasco sauce. Simmer 30 - 45 minutes. Stir often.
Dissolve masa flour into remaining beef broth then pour into chili. Simmer another 30 minutes, stirring often. Makes 1 potful.