Chili
skillet, 1 slow cooker, 1 pot for beans. |
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Dried beans (pinto/black etc..) , soaked in salted water see below. |
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each mulato, ancho, & hatch peppers stemmed and deseeded (keep seeds) |
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chipotle peppers stemmed, deseeded |
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med onions, 1 cm dice |
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cloves garlic |
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canned tomatoes (diced) |
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salt |
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ground beef |
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cinnamon |
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cocoa |
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cumin |
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oregano |
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thyme |
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small can tomato paste |
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pasata (or another can of tomatoes +300ml water/rehydrating liquid) |
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liquid smoke <EOI> |
Rehydrate beans overnight or boiled then let sit for 1 hour covered in brine 2 Tbl/L .
Rehydrate peppers in boiling water, 1 hour, strain, then blend. Reserve soaking liquid.
Brown beef, salt and pepper to taste, add to slow cooker, reserve fat Lightly brown onions in remaining fat, adding oil if necessary, salt and pepper to taste.
After onions starting to brown, add garlic cook for 1 minute.
Add all ingredients to slow cooker, mix and add reserved pepper water + water to make 7 quarts.
Cook for 8-12 hours h or until beans are quite soft. Season if necessary.