Daddy's 'If They'da had This at the Alamo we would'ha WON!' Texas Chili

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Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 8 pounds beef stew meat, or coarse ground chili beef
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons ground red chile pepper
• 4 tablespoons mild chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• ¼ cup sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
• 3 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons salt
• ¼ cup dried parsley
• 1 fresh jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup masa harina flour