Frito Pie

This Recipe came from Roy & Bev Krosky's cookbook.

Ingredients

Ground Beef Roux
2 lbs	Ground Beef
3/4 C	Flour
3/4 C	Melted Butter
2 C	Chicken Broth (or Caldo)
to taste	Red Chili (Ground) Start with a tablespoon and then add to taste.
2 Cans	PInto Beans
Topping Ingredients - all optional
1 or t bags	Fritos
	chedder cheese (grated)
4	green onions (chopped)
2	lettuce (chopped)
1	tomatos (chopped)
1 can	jalapenos (chopped)
1 can	sour cream

 

Ground Beef Mixture:

1. Cook pinto beans well flavored until done.
   
   
2. Brown 2 pounds of ground beef seasoned along with 3 heaping tablespoons flour.   Brown flour with the ground beef to prepare a brown roux. (see “Chile Colorado” below).
   
   
3. Add enough water to ground beef mixture to the right consistency.  This should not be too thick and thin enough to pour over Fritos.
   
   
4. Add chili powder and a little Caldo to taste.  
   
   
5. Simmer for about 15 minutes. 
   
   
6. Add beans to chile if desired or add beans separately.

Chili Sauce:

1. Brown butter and flourin a saucepan. Should give off a strong nutty fragrance (stirring constantly)
   
   
2. Cool a few minutes, then add chicken stock (2 cups) and cookuntil thickened.
   
   
3. Add Red Chili Molido (ground) to taste
   
   
4. Add more chicken stock later to adjust consistency. This should be like a gravy.
   

To build the Frito Pie:

1. Layer the ingredients in a bowl in the following order.
2. Fritos,
3. Hamburger Mixture
4. Beans
5. Cheese
6. Hot chile mixture
7. Fresh onions
8. Lettuce
9. Tomatoes
10. Sour cream - if desired