Bert greene's peppered chili
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | Garlic cloves,med,fine chop | |
| 4 | Onions,finely chopped | |
| 1 | Bell pepper(s) | |
| 1¼ | pounds | Beef round,hamburger grind |
| 1 | tablespoon | Oil,vegetable |
| 1½ | pounds | Beef shoulder,2\"x1/2\" strips |
| 3 | tablespoons | Red chile,mild,ground |
| 3 | Tomatoes,lg,chopped | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | Bay leaves | |
| 4 | Basil leaves,fresh,chopped | |
| Thyme,dried | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cayenne pepper |
| ½ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chile caribe |
| 1 | teaspoon | Soy sauce |
| ½ | teaspoon | Hot pepper sauce,liquid |
| 6 | Serrano chiles,frsh,fin chop | |
| ½ | cup | Red wine,dry |
| ¾ | cup | Beef broth |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Black pepper,freshly ground |
| 3 | cups | Kidney beans,cooked,drained |
Directions
1. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add half the garlic, half the onions, and all the green pepper and cook for 5 minutes.~ 2. Make a large well in the center of the vegetables and place the ground beef in the center. Raise the heat and cook, stirring and scraping the skillet with a metal spatula. Gradually stir in the surrounding vegetables and cook until the meat is evenly browned. Transfer this mixture to a Dutch oven.~ 3. Heat the vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in the skillet. Saute the beef shoulder, a few strips at a time, over high heat until it is well browned. Transfer the strips to a plate as they are done. Lower the heat, then wipe out the skillet with paper toweling. Return beef strips to the skillet. Stir in the ground chile and cook 3 minutes over low heat. Transfer to the Dutch oven.~ 4.
Melt the remaining butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining onions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, and bay leaf and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the Dutch oven.~ 5. Stir all the remaining ingredients except the beans into the Dutch oven. Bake, covered, in a 300' oven for 3 hours.~ 6. Stir in the beans; bake ½ hour longer.~