Texas-Style Chili

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 pounds lean stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 pound pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups water
• 2 medium dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed
• 5 dried red New Mexican chiles, stems and seeds removed
• 1 hot jalapeno or serrano chile, seeds removed, finely chopped, or more or less to your taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 to 3 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano

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