Woodie's homestyle chili

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

2 tb Oil cooking
5 Onions
4 lb Beef chuck coarse grind
5 Garlic cloves
4 tb Oregano dried pref. Mexican
2 ts Woodruff
1 tb Red chile hot ground
1 ts Cayenne pepper
2 tb Paprika
3 tb Cumin
2 ts Chipenos(pequin chiles)
4 ds Hot pepper sauce liquid
30 oz Tomato sauce
6 oz Tomato paste Water
4 tb Corn flour(masa harina)

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook stirring until the onions are translucent. Remove to a large heavy pot.~ 2. Add the meat to the skillet pouring in more oil if necessary. Add garlic and 1 tablespoon of the oregano. Break up any lumps with a fork and cook over medium-high heat stirring occasionally until the meat is evenly browned. Add this mixture to the pot~ 3. In a small plastic or paper bag shake together the remaining 3 tablespoons of oregano the woodruff ground chile cayenne pepper paprika cumin and the chipenos. Add the blended spices to the pot as well as the liquid hot pepper sauce tomato sauce and tomato paste.~ 4. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for at least 2 hours. Taste and adjust seasonings.~ 5. Cool the chili and refrigerate it overnight. The next day skin off the excess fat. Reheat the chili to the boiling point and stir in a paste made of the masa harina and a little water. Stir constantly to prevent sticking and scorching adding water as necessary for the desired texture.~