Texas Easy Chili

Ingredients

• 3 pounds chuck roast or ground beef, cubed or formed into small meatballs
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 6 tablespoons chili powder
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups tomato juice or V8
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• Lime wedges
• Sour cream

Method

1. Cut chuck roast into bite-size pieces or form ground beef into small meatballs (1 inch / 25 mm in size).
2. Fry beef in cooking oil until outside is browned.
3. Add minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Combine chili powder, flour, oregano and cumin in bowl and mix well. Sprinkle mixture over cooking beef and stir until beef is well coated with spice mixture. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Add tomato juice and bullion cubes. Stir for about 15 seconds.
6. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Remove from heat and add salt and black pepper to taste.