---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Maverick Chili Categories: Chili, Tex-mex, Meat, Ethnic Yield: 15 servings 2 lb Smoked pork neck-bones 3 1/2 lb Beef brisket rough ground 4 c Tomato sauce 1 c Green Bell pepper chopped 3 lg Onions, chopped coarsely 4 Jalapenos cored, seeded, & - minced 2 tb Tabasco sauce 1 tb Salt 3 1/2 tb Chili powder 4 cl Garlic, minced 1 1/2 c Tomato paste 4 tb Cumin, freshly ground 1 tb Mexican oregano 1/2 c Pimientos, chopped 1 tb Maggi sauce 1 tb Chocolate syrup 12 oz Beer (not Lite) 1 c V-8 juice 1 c Strong coffee Pick meat off of the neck bones and chop coarsely. Place meat, onions, Bell peppers, garlic into a large heavy pot and sauté until meat is browned. Add all liquid ingredients and 3 tb of cumin alomg with all other spices. Bring to a slow, rolling boil. Cook at this point for 10 minutes then reduce heat to Simmer, add remaining ingredients except the 1 tb of cumin left, cover and cook for 1 hour. Be sure to stir fairly often. Add the remaining cumin and cook for 5 minutes. Serve or refrigerate and re-heat for a better pot of chili. Origin: Joe & Patsy Kelloran, Chili-Team Leaping Lizards, circa 1991 Typed and presrved by Don Houston -----