Ingredients
2 cup black beans, dried
1 each green pepper, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp ground cumin
1/3 tsp ground cinnamon
4 each garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp squeet smoke flavoring
16 oz can, crushed tomatoes
1 cayenne pepper, to taste
1 1/2 lb lean ground chuck
2 each medium onions, chopped
4 tbsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp oregano
3 tbsp molasses
2 tbsp cocoa powder
8 oz can, tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste, small
1 chicken stock
Directions
In a fairly large pot, brown the ground chuck, draining off any fat
when finished browning. Simultaneously, saute the chopped onions,
garlic and green pepper in the oil in a separate pan -- I find if you
try to saute them with the beef, they give up too much moisture to
it, and it really doesn't brown enough -- it just "grays" . Add the
sauted onion, garlic, and green pepper to the browned meat, along
with all the other ingredients. Dilute it to the desired thickness
with the chicken stock -- or some beer. Simmer for an hour or two,
covered. You may want to uncover for the last half-hour or so if you
think it has thinned out more than you expected -- sometimes the
tomatoes release juice as they cook. Particularly good with corn
bread. And even better the next day.
BLACK BEANS THE EASY WAY
My chili recipe calls for the end result of starting with 2 cups of
dried black beans, and preparing them as you will. There are plenty
of cookbooks full of instructions for soaking overnight, etc., but I
do it the easy way.
My way is to pressure cook them, which only takes 45 minutes after the
steam release hisses the first time. Just rinse two cups of dried
black beans well, and put them in the pressure cooker with at least 4
cups of water. Seal it, heat until the steam release hisses the first
time: then, turn down the heat to medium-low, and start your timer
for 45 minutes. Steam release should hiss every few minutes or so.
When they're finished cooking, drain them, and they're ready for the
chili pot.Copyright 1992 by Peter A. Vogt
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Bean; Chili; Pressure Cooker; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Experts have traced the existence of recipes far back into history, in fact as far back into recorded history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these old recipes were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing food.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history are a few stone tablets in the Sumerian language which describe the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel wonderful and blissful. During the time of the Roman Empire a roman called Apicius wrote a number of scripts showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by wealthy Romans. In his works, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main course and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he informs us how the chefs of Roman times made use of a wide range of spices and herbs, including some that we all recognise for example thyme, rue and parsley. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years we find a couple of books published in the fourteenth century : a book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these books are not about the spicy food that is served today, but instead descriptions of the types of meals enjoyed by the wealthy. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods and spices from the holy land, including spices like basil and rosemary. These new foods and tastes caused an increase in manuscripts on cookery, some of which are now in academic collections. By the arrival of the 20th century, cook books are greatly in demand as a result of better eduction, people having increased leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Pete's Unusual Black Bean Chili recipe.
