Categories: Soup
Ingredients
- Spice Blend:
- 1/2 cup chili powder
- 1/8 cup salt
- 1/8 cup ground cumin
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Chili:
- 4 lbs. ground chuck
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 16 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Masa Harina:
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp masa harina
- Sliced green onions, for garnish
Directions
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Place all of the spice blend ingredients in a bowl. MIx thoroughly and set the bowl aside.
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Cook the meat over medium heat in a stockpot until it is brown. While the meat is cooking, thoroughly mix together the spice mix, water, and tomato sauce.
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Add the spice mixture to the browned meat and bring to a boil.
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While the chili is coming to a boil, saute the onions in oil over medium heat.
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When the chili is boiling and the onions are translucent, add the onions to the chili and stir.
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Reduce the heat to low and allow the chili to simmer for an hour, stirring the mixture every 15 minutes.
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In a bowl, mix the masa harina ingredients. When the chili has been cooking for an hour, add the masa harina mixture to the chili and cook for another 10 minutes.
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Transfer the chili to a bowl, garnish green onions and serve.