Reno Red Chili Recipe

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Reno Red Chili
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
238
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup wesson oil or 1/4 cup rendered kidney suet
  • 2 medium onions
  • 8 tbsp commercial chili powder (make sure you get chili powder, not a chili mix or ground chili pepper!)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp msg (optional)
  • 5 -15 chili pods, depending on heat level desired (if pods are not available, use cayenne pepper to taste)

Directions:

  1. Remove stems, membrane and seeds from chili pods, cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. Remove pods and blend into paste.
  3. Reserve the chili water.
  4. Chop onions.
  5. Crack cumin with rolling pin or grind with mortar and pestle.
  6. Brew 1 teaspoon oregano leaves in 1 cup of water.
  7. Brown meat in several batches, add black pepper while browning.
  8. Brown onions with meat then remove with slotted spoon and reserve.
  9. Combine browned meat and onion with the following: cumin, 8 heaping tablespoons of commercial chili powder, 3 cloves garlic (pressed) and MSG.
  10. Cook ten minutes, using just enough pepper water to keep from burning.
  11. Stir constantly.
  12. This cooks the spices into the meat.
  13. Add chili paste and half of oregano water.
  14. Cook slowly, adding pepper water as necessary to prevent scorching.
  15. Add additional oregano to taste, salt to taste.
  16. The meat should be tender in around 1-1/2 hours.
  17. Cooking Variations:.
  18. Add 1 to 2 cans 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce.
  19. Hand cut meat to about the size of a navy bean.
  20. (A lot of contestants now use half chili grind and half hand cut).
  21. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar 10 minutes before serving.
  22. Use white pepper instead of black pepper.
  23. Use masa/corn flour (not cornstarch) to thicken (mix flour with cold water and whisk until smooth, then pour into hot chili while stirring constantly until thickened).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 238.1 Kcal (997 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.45g 18%
Cholesterol 95.26mg 32%
Sodium 145.35mg 6%
Potassium 601.15mg 13%
Total Carbs 1.87g 1%
Sugars 0.61g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 2%
Protein 33.58g 67%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Iron 3.5mg 20%
Calcium 31.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 136.54 Kcal (572 kJ)
Calories from fat 59.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.57g 18%
Cholesterol 54.63mg 32%
Sodium 83.35mg 6%
Potassium 344.74mg 13%
Total Carbs 1.07g 1%
Sugars 0.35g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.24g 2%
Protein 19.26g 67%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Iron 2mg 20%
Calcium 18.2mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

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