Roy's Cafe Chili

This is a large quantity recipe.

Ingredients

• 20 pounds chili meat
• 2 (6 pound 12 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 12 tablespoons chili powder
• 6 tablespoons crushed chili flakes
• 2 tablespoons black pepper
• 4 tablespoons salt
• 3 tablespoons garlic
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 15 tablespoons paprika
• 8 cups diced fresh onion
• Cooked beans, to add later

Instructions

1. Place the cubed meat in a large roaster in a preheated 400 degree F oven to brown. Stir frequently until done.
2. Add remaining ingredients and set oven at 375 degrees F.
3. Cover and bake the chili for 3 hours in the oven.
4. Freeze chili in blocks to be thawed and served later.
5. Keep a fresh pot of beans on the stove to add to the chili just before serving.

Attribution

Posted by GayleL at Recipe Goldmine 6/24/01 10:42:02 pm.

Source: highdesert.com - Roy's Cafe in Amboy, California, from The Route 66 Cookbook: Comfort Food from the Mother Road

Roy's Cafe is owned by Herman Buster Burris, who named the place for his father-in-law.