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- From: demers@ere.umontreal.ca (Demers Serge)
- Subject: Chilli Con Carne (without beans)
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 03:15:32 +0000
- Message-ID: <9411252101.af07578@post.demon.co.uk>
-
- CHILI CON CARNE
-
- (without beans!)
-
- 1 kg of beef chuck cut into small 1cm cubes
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 Tbsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper [I find it too hot with this]
- 2 dried ancho peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered [I do not use]
- 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, with the juice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp grated orange zest
-
- ---- I skip this part because I do not use the ancho peppers ---
- Put in a small sauce pan the acho peppers with 2 cups
- of water and boil the liquid for five minutes. Turn off the heat and let
- soften for five minutes.
-
- Tranfer the chilies to a blender with 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid.
- Keep the remaining liquid. Add the jalapeno peppers and puree the
- chilies until smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve into the
- reserved soaking liquid, pressing the solids through with a spoon.
- ----------
-
- Heat about 1 Tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add
- part of the beef cubes and brown them all over, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the cubes into a pot. Repeat with the rest of the cubes,
- adding oil if needed.
-
- Add 1/2 Tbsp of oil to the skillet and cook the onions, celery and
- garlic. Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes stirring frequently. Stir
- in the ginger, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, black pepper and
- cook for one minute. Add the flour and cook one more minute, stirring
- constantly. Transfer the mixture to the pot with the meat.
-
- Pour the reserved chili mixture (or just the chopped jalapenos)
- with 2 cups of water into the pot. Stir in the tomatoes and the
- juice of the can along with the bay leaf, salt and orange zest.
-
- Cook the mixture uncover, over very low heat until the meat is
- tender: 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Do not allow to boil. You may add
- 1/2 cup of water at the time if it becomes too tick.
-
- enjoy!
-
- Serge Demers
-
-