5 lbs. lean meat
1 lg. onion, chopped
10 chile pods (remove seeds, soak in water)
1 sm. whole garlic (5 cloves), chopped
1 tbsp. cumino seeds
1/2 - 1 tbsp. chile petines
1 tbsp. salt
Water
Masa flour

Brown meat, onion and garlic in a heavy pot until gray in color. Mix cleaned chile pods and chile petines in blender with 1 to 2 cups of water. Make paste. Pour paste into meat and add 4 to 6 cups of water, salt and cumino seeds. Cook 1 to 1 1/2 hours and then thicken with 2 to 3 tablespoons masa flour. If meat is fat, skim off fat before adding flour.