Cookin' With Leo

By Leocthasme

Chili Con Carne

Well now, this here recipe came from a ol’ prospector, what lived out on the desert with the buzzards an’ the coyotes an’ all them critters, whichever. A’course this here fella had to go with what he had or what he could hunt. So here is a ol’ desert rat's rendition of a chili recipe what will get you by for the next 6 months of prospectin’ fer gold or whatever it is you think you will find out there, wherever. It’s really quite simple in its simplicity.

Cut up as much meat as you think you will need or whatever you found that day (any kind will do, but beef is probably best) in pieces about the size of a pecan. Put it in a pot, along with some suet (enough so as the meat won't stick to the sides or burn on the bottom of the pot), and cook it with about the same amount of wild onions, garlic, oregano, and chilies as you have got meat. Put in some salt. Stir it from time to time and cook it until the meat is as tender as you think it's going to get.

For some of the old timers I thought this was pretty simple to do. An’ thinkin’ about cookin’ the stuff as long as it takes to get the meat as tender as you think it’s gonna’ get sounds as if it was a bad huntin’ day, an’ y’all ended up with a ol’ buzzard or a ol’ bear. Any way recipes are meant to be guides, so read this a couple of times and be guided accordingly. Actually this is really an old time Basic Chili Recipe.

Well it’s about as basic as it gets.

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