Ingredients
1 1/2 lb pork lean , ground coarse
1 cup olive oil, or veg oil
5 each med onion, chopped coarse
2 cup tomato juice
3 cup water
5 tbsp chili powder,
3 tbsp cumin, ground
3 tbsp oregano
3 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
3 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp garlic, chopped fine (i...j
3 tbsp masa harina
2 cup pinto beans, rinsed and dra
Directions
1. cook meat about 20 minutes until they lose pink color but not
browned (I personally don't know what that means, since it goes from
brown to pink...) Transfer to a bowl. 2. heat oil in same pan and
sautee onions 10 to 20 minutes, until `translucent.
3. stir meat into onions. Add tomatojuice (I used puree instead
cause I had it), 3 cups of water, the chili powder, cumin, oregano,
cocoa, cinnamon, and salt. (Ann is going to cut down on the cinnamon
next time but I didn't think it was too much at all) Blend. Bring to
boil, uncovered, for an hour. 4. taste for sea- soning, add more
chili powder if you like (in my opinion, you can add more of
ANYTHING if you like) 5. Stir in the garlic, corn- meal, and beans.
Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with garnishes (I usually serve rice but
did this for a change & loved it). Deb for serving:
chopped onion, shredded lettuce, flour tortillas (but I ate it
with pimento instead of onion -- it was prettier and delicious) with
pimento instead of onion ~- it was prettier and delicious)
Servings: 1 servings
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