Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 6 cups cold water
  • 14 cup cornstarch
  • 12 cup all-purpose flour
  • 8 ounces canned tomato sauce
  • 4 tablespoons mild chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon instant minced onion, dried
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 12 teaspoon garlic powder, granulated
  • 14 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon table salt

Method

  • Brown the meat in a 4-qt dutch oven.
  • When browned, pour off excess grease except for 2 Tablespoons.
  • In a 2-qt mixing bowl, add water.
  • Whisk in cornstarch until fully blended.
  • Whisk in flour until fully blended.
  • Whisk in tomato sauce until fully blended.
  • Stir into the water mixture the chili powder, paprika, dried onion, cumin, garlic powder, black pepper and salt.
  • Mix well.
  • Add water mixture to meat in dutch oven.
  • Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
  • Simmer 45-minutes.
  • Stir well and scrape bottom of pot every 5-minutes to prevent burning.
  • The chili will darken and thicken by the end of cooking.