Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups finely minced white onion
  • 8 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans chicken broth, with fat removed
  • 4 ounces tomato sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 10 1/2 tablespoons chili powder or 5 tablespoons California chile powder (mild)
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons New Mexico chile powder (medium)
  • 1 tablespoon New Mexico chile powder (hot)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 pounds beef, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon meat tenderizer
  • 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce

Method

  • In a large pot simmer onion and minced garlic in 2 cups of chicken broth for 10 minutes.
  • Add tomato sauce and all dry spices, except the tenderizer and sugar.
  • Mix well.
  • Brown the meat in oil using a separate pan and drain well.
  • Sprinkle the meat with the tenderizer.
  • Add the meat to the onion/spice mixture.
  • Add remaining broth and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Mix in brown sugar and hot sauce just before serving.