Champion Hoot Owl Chili Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
2 lb chuck cubed,or chili grind
8 oz tomato sauce
14 oz beef broth
4 md serranos,optional
1 t paprika
1 t cayenne pepper
2 T onion powder
1 T cumin
1 T garlic powder
1 t white pepper
1 pk sazon
5 T chili powder
Coat a 4-quart pot with cooking oil and sear meat. Add 16 oz water,
tomato sauce and beef broth. Remove stems from serranos and make
small slit with knife and add. In a separate container, blend the
paprika, cayenne, onion powder,cumin,garlic powder,white pepper,Sazon
and chili powder. Add half of the spice mixture to the chili pot.
Simmer chili, covered, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove serranos after one
hour and save. Add remaining spice mixture. Cook 30 minutes or until
meat is tender. (Using chili grind meat will shorten cooking time.)
Taste,add salt and/or juice pressed from serranos as needed.
Note if chili gets too thick,add small amounts of water.
Chanterelle & Shiitake Black Bean Chili W. Sour Cherries
Yield: 4 Servings
2 lb chanterelles -- &,Cleaned
1 halved
2 lb shiitake -- & stems,Cleaned
1 removed
3 c tomato juice
3 c orange juice
1 bn fresh thyme -- plus
1 1/2 T fresh thyme
2 c black beans,Dried
1/4 c peanut oil --,Divided
2 lg onions --,Diced
8 cloves garlic --,Minced
2 lg sweet green peppers --
1 diced
2 ancho chiles --,Minced
1 chipotle chile --,Minced
1 pasilla chili --,Minced
1/2 habanero chile --,Minced
15 plum tomatoes -- seeded &
1 quartered
2 c fresh corn kernels
1 bn scallions --,Diced
3 T oregano
3 T cumin seeds --,Toasted
1 ground
2 c sour cherries
Set mushrooms aside.
Boil tomato & orange juices, then add the bunch of thyme and the
beans. Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours.
Heat 1/2 of the peanut oil (1/8 cup), add onion and garlic and brown.
Add pepper, chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add com,
scallion, oregano, the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme and the
cumin and simmer 20 minutes; add beans and simmer.
While beans simmer heat remaining 1/8 C. peanut oil in a saute pan
until smoking hot. Add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add to
chile-bean mixture, stir well and simmer 20 minutes. Add cherries and
serve.
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