Senator John Tower's Texas Chili Recipe

3 lbs. chili meat
2 large onions, finely chopped
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce
4 heaping Tbs. chili powder
1 tsp. comino (cumin)
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 tsp. salt
Black pepper to taste
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 level tsp. paprika
12 red peppers, chopped
4 or 5 serrano peppers, seeded and chopped

Sear meat and onion mixture to meat is gray and add tomato sauce and water. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for one hour and fifteen minutes. Thicken with 2 heaping tablespoons of flour mixed with a little water. Simmer for an additional 30 minutes.