Bill Decker's Chili

      Yield: 1 Servings

      3 lb chili meat (coarse,Ground

      1    beef and pork- 50-50 mix)

      1 qt water

      8    dry chile pods,rinsed and

      1    (red new mexico,Crushed

      1    ancho,pasilla, cascabel,

      1    etc ) or

      6 T  chili powder

      3 t  salt

      2 t  cominos (cumin)

      1 t  red pepper (cayenne),Ground

      1 T  sugar

    1/4 c  olive oil

     10    cloves of garlic

      1 t  oregano

    1/2 t  black pepper

      3 T  paprika

      8 T  masa harina (corn meal will

      1    do pinch),In A

Sear the meat in hot oil, stir until gray, not brown.  Add water and

cook covered for 1 1/2 hours.  Then add all ingredients except masa

and cook another 30 minutes (bubbling simmer).  Mix the thickening

with enough cold water to make a thick liquid and add it to to the

chili, stiring to prevent the thickener from lumping.  Cook another

five minutes to see if you need more water, stirring to prevent