cincinatti chili

Posted on | April 10, 2007 | No Comments

i made this tonight:

Ingredients

• 2 T olive oil
• 2 rashers bacon
  
• 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
• 1 cup green or red capsicum pepper, chopped (optional)
• 500g minced lean beef
  
• 1 425g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 425g can tomato puree
  
• 120g tomato paste
• 1 425g can kidney beans
• 1 425g can cannellini beans
• 200g corn kernels
  
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes, minced or ground (optional)
• 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
  
• 2 T chilli powder ( i used flakes)
  
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t allspice
• 1/2 t cardamom
• 1 t cumin
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup wine or cider vinegar
• 2 T honey or sugar, to taste
• a splash of worcestershire sauce
  

method:

saute onions/capsicums/garlic/bacon in oil.
add spices and fry for a couple minutes, until fragrant.
add meat and brown thoroughly.
add all other ingredients and allow to cook for an hour….add a little water if chili becomes too thick.
this is better if made a day in advance to allow the flavours to mellow and blend.

the spice selection and addition of cocoa were a bit far out…..but goodness me, what sensational chili.
we had it with baked potatoes, sour cream and grated cheddar cheese from NZ.

i suspect it will be even tastier tomorrow.

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hi, i'm patti flynn

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