Texas Panhandle Style Chili

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound bacon minced
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 cups onions minced
• 13 cup garlic minced
• 13 cup jalapeno pepper diced
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon oregano dried
• 28 ounces italian plum (roma) tomatoes peeled
• diced

Instructions

1. Saute bacon in a dutch oven, over a moderate flame, until it begins to color.
2. Add beef, onions, garlic, and chiles heat and stir, until well browned.
3. Meanwhile, heat cumin seed in a dry skillet, over a high flame, for 5 minutes add cumin and remaining ingredients and cook