Recipe: Southwest Chili (The Dinah Shore TV show, 1970's)

SOUTHWEST CHILI FROM THE DINAH SHORE TV SHOW
made by Craig Claiborne

"A while ago we participated in a two-person chili contest on Dinah Shore's television show. Dinah made an excellent chili along somewhat standard lines, which is to say with ground meat and tomatoes; we prepared one of our favorite chilies, which used cubed meat and no tomatoes. We received a number of letters asking us to supply the recipe. This is it:"

SOUTHWEST CHILI

3 pounds beef chuck
2 Tablespoons peanut, Vegetable or corn oil or rendered beef suet
4 to 6 Tablespoons chili powder
3 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1/2 Tablespoon ground cumin
1 Tablespoon crumbled oregano
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups beef broth

Cut the meat into one-and-one-half-inch cubes.

Heat the oil in a kettle and add the meat. Turn the meat in the oil with a wooden spoon, cooking until it loses its red color.

Sprinkle the meat with the chili powder, flour, garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper and stir so that all the pieces of meat are coated with flour and seasonings. Add the beef broth and bring to a boil.

Partly cover and cook two to three hours, stirring occasionally. Cook until meat is fork tender and almost starts to shred. Skim off the surface fat and let cool. Refrigerate overnight.

Reheat as necessary and serve, if desired, with beans and-or-rice.

Makes 6 to 12 servings.
Source: The Miami News newspaper, Thursday, Nov 20, 1975
by Craig Claiborne - NY Times News Service