[CH] chili powder and recipe for chili
Judy Howle (howle@ebicom.net)
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:24:41 -0500
I sent this in a while back and it has a good chili powder recipe on it, so
here it is again.
"Seasoned Greetings" -- From the L.A. Times.
The most important ingredients in chili are
the spices, and many cooks jealously guard their
special blends. But there is a way you can give
away your chili recipe without giving away the
whole thing. Bottle your seasonings and attach the
recipe--without the spice instructions. Tell them
that information is too hot to handle.
If you don't have a favorite spice mix or chili
recipe, you can borrow ours.
BASIC SPICE MIX
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons pasilla chile powder
2 tablespoons California chile powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons basil
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
Chili powder comes in more varieties than basic
red. In the Latino sections of most supermarkets,
you can find ground chiles from different kinds of
peppers, including pasilla and California chiles.
Combine cumin, pasilla and California chile
powders, salt, basil, oregano, dry mustard, cayenne
pepper and garlic powder. Mix well.
2 cups.
THREE-BEAN-AND-MEAT CHILI
1 pound mild or hot Italian sausage
4 pounds lean ground beef
1/4 cup olive oil
4 onions, chopped plus extra for garnish
1 cup Basic Spice Mix or spices of choice
1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1 (1-pound) can crushed tomatoes
2 (1-pound) cans peeled tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans
1 (15-ounce) can black beans
1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans
1 pound Cheddar cheese, grated, optional
1 bunch cilantro, chopped, optional
Remove sausage from casings and add with
ground beef to large stock pot over medium-high
heat. Brown meat, then cook through, about 15
minutes.
Using slotted spoon to drain excess fat, transfer
meat to large mixing bowl. Discard any excess fat
from pot.
Heat olive oil in same stock pot, add onions and
cook over low heat, until translucent, about 10
minutes.
Reduce heat to low, stir in Basic Spice Mix,
tomato paste and wine. Stir in crushed and peeled
tomatoes. Add kidney, black and pinto beans and
simmer, uncovered, stirring often for 30 minutes.
Serve with grated cheddar cheese, extra
chopped onion and chopped cilantro
.
16 servings
Chili Jar
1 to 2 cups spice mix
1 jar
Hand-written recipe card
Decorative ribbon or trim
* Place spice mix in jar and decorate as desired.
Use paints, for instance, to draw chile peppers on
the jar.
* Attach recipe card to jar with decorative
ribbon.
Judy Howle
howle@ebicom.net
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