A very tasty chili

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Dried red New Mex chiles
2Chipotles
1Habanero
4Cloves garlic
1teaspoonGround cumin
1teaspoonDried origano
1tablespoonVegetable oil
1largeOnion; chopped
½poundsMinced beef
1can(15-oz) tomatoes
1can(15-oz) kidney beans

Directions

Cut the tops off the dried chiles. Toast them in a hot frying pan for a few minutes until fragrant and then soak them in hot water for 20 minutes.

Liquidise them with some of the soaking water. Roughly chop the habanero and the garlic and add them to the liquidiser along with the cumin and origano. Puree some more.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until softened. Add the meat and cook until browned. Add the chile puree, tomatoes and beans. Cover and simmer for at least half an hour. Uncover, raise the heat a little and allow the excess liquid to evaporate (about 10 minutes). Serve it any way you fancy.

Piers <pjt1@...>

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