Chanterelle and shiitake black bean chili w sour cherries

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2poundsChanterelles; cleaned & halved
2poundsShiitake; cleaned & stems removed
3cupsTomato juice
3cupsOrange juice
1bunchFresh thyme; plus
tablespoonFresh thyme
2cupsDried black beans
¼cupPeanut oil; divided
2largesOnions; diced
8Cloves garlic; minced
2largesSweet green peppers; diced
2Ancho chiles; minced
1Chipotle chile; minced
1Pasilla chili; minced
½Habanero chile; minced
15Plum tomatoes; seeded & quartered
2cupsFresh corn kernels
1bunchScallions; diced
3tablespoonsOregano
3tablespoonsToasted cumin seeds; ground
2cupsSour cherries

Directions

Set mushrooms aside.

Boil tomato & orange juices, then add the bunch of thyme and the beans.

Simmer covered 1½ hours.

Heat ½ of the peanut oil (⅛ cup), add onion and garlic and brown. Add pepper, chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add com, scallion, oregano, the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons thyme and the cumin and simmer 20 minutes; add beans and simmer.

While beans simmer heat remaining ⅛ C. peanut oil in a saute pan until smoking hot. Add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add to chile-bean mixture, stir well and simmer 20 minutes. Add cherries and serve.

No servings given - guesstimate 4? CHEF DU JOUR JACK MCDAVID SHOW #DJ9181 Recipe by: Jack McDavid

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #816 by Holly Butman <butma001@...> on Sep 28, 1997