Recipe - Ham Flannagans Va. Champ Chili

3 tablespoon Butter
2 To 3 jalepeno peppers; chped
2 To 4 cloves garlic; crushed
2 To 3 large onions; cut or sliced up
3 To 4 pound minced sirloin or
Fillet steak
Pinch oregano
Olive or peanut oil
1 One half To 2 ounce chili powder
28 ounce Can tomatoes
3 One half To 4 One half cup water; added as
Needed
Cayenne to taste
secret ingredients
A dollop of sherry wine
Blackstrap molasses; corn
Meal mush made into a paste
With water.
Salt/pepper to taste
Cumin powder
Worchestershire sauce

Saute peppers, garlic, and onion in butter. Add worchestershire sauce and
cumin to taste. In Dutch oven or large skillet, brown meat chunks along
with oregano and chili powder. Add first mixture (onions, etc), tomatoes,
chili and water as needed. Bring to a boil rapidly, while stirring
constantly. Reduce heat to very low while stirring, and add secret
ingredients to taste. Add corn paste or arrowroot to thicken if desired.
Stir constantly and taste often.

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