Chili
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz can tomatoes
- 3 lb ground beef (or chicken/turkey)
- 1 cup corn
- 1-2 cups diced veg like carrot, peppers, or celery.
- 2-3 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 squares bakers chocolate
- 1 pint chicken stock
- 1 can red kidney beans
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups diced onion
- 1 chipotle
- 2-3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 20 g chilli powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp cumin seed
- 1 hr Tbsp clarified butter
Mise en place
- preheat oven to 400
- dice onion
- mince garlic
- grind cumin seed + oregano + chilli powder
- mince the chipotle
- dice the veg
- chop the chocolate
- rinse the beans
Cook
in a dutch oven... - heat to medium-high - add meat and cook until browned and there is a fond forming on the bottom of the pan - remove meat from pan and set aside. - add butter - add onions and diced veg if using - cook until soft - add garlic and cook for about a minute - add beef back to pan - add spice blend and combine - add tomato paste - add chipotle - add chocolate - add brown sugar - add stock and tomatoes and combine
Put in oven for 30 minutes uncovered
Serve
in bowls with the following as garnish - green onion - shredded cheese - sour cream - hot sauce - Fritos / corn chips