Marsha’s Texas Style Chili

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 pound cubed extra lean stew beef
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic (I use the minced garlic in the jar)
• 1 10.5 oz can condensed beef broth plus 1 can water
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp oregano
• 4 Tbsp cumin (I double checked this with Marsha–yes, she uses that much. I only had 1 Tbsp in my house, and it was still good.)
• 2 tsp chili
• 1 tsp paprika
• 2 bay leaves (I did not have these–left them out.)
• 1 can diced cooked tomatoes
• 1 can black beans, rinsed

Details

Adapted from debbycooks.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef cubes on all sides (I used spray oil for this). Add onions and cook for 3-4 minutes more. Stir in everything else, EXCEPT BEANS, and simmer until beef is very tender and breaking apart–usually 1.5 hours. (I simmered for 1 1/2 hours with the lid on, and then removed the lid and simmered for another 20-30 minutes to reduce the liquid.) Rinse beans thoroughly, and then add beans to chili and simmer 20 minutes more.

This is better made a day or two ahead. 6 servings, approximately 200 calories each.