Champion Hoot Owl Chili
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.
Yield: 6 Servings
Chanterelle and Shiitake Black Bean Chili With Sour Cherries
2 lb chanterelles, cleaned and halved
2 lb shiitake, stems cleaned and 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, diced
2 Ancho chiles, minced
1 Chipotle chile, minced
1 Pasilla chili, minced
1/2 Habanero chile, minced
15 plum tomatoes, seeded and quartered
2 c fresh corn kernels
1 bn scallions , diced
3 T oregano
3 T cumin seeds, toasted, ground
2 c sour cherries
Set mushrooms aside.
Boil tomato and 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.
Yield: 4 Servings
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