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Wheat & meat chili

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Wheat kernels whole
• 1/4 c Lard
• 2 Onions
• 1 1/2 lb Beef coarse grind
• 2 tb Red chile hot ground
• 2 tb Red chile mild ground
• 3 Garlic cloves
• 1/2 ts Oregano dried pref. Mexican
• 2 ts Cumin
• 1 ts Salt
• 1/2 ts Chile caribe
• 8 oz Green chiles diced
• 8 oz Tomato paste
• 32 oz Tomato juice

Instructions:

1. In a heavy saucepan boil the presoaked wheat covered for 1 hour in the water used for soaking. Add more water as the kernels cook if necessary.~ 2. Melt the suet or lard in a lrge heavy pot over medium-high heat. Remove the rendered suet pieces add the onions to the pot and cook until they are translucent.~ 3. Combine the beef with the ground chile garlic oregano cumin and salt to taste. Add this beef-and-spice mixture to the pot with the onions. Break up any lumps with a fork and cook stirring occasionally until the meat is evenly browned. Stir in the caribe green chiles tomato paste and tomato juice.~ 4. Drain the wheat reserving the liquid and stir in the kernels. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour. If the chili begins to get too dry add some of the liquid the wheat was cooked in. Taste and adjust seasonings.~

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