Habanero chile chili

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsCooking oil
1poundsLean round steak, cut into bite size strips * see notes
1cupOnion, chopped
1cupRed or green bell peppers, chopped
2Cloves garlic, minced
16ouncesKidney beans and liquid
2cupsTomatoes, chopped
16ouncesTomato sauce, low sodium
1cupBeef broth
11ouncesFried's Blackeyed Peas
1Fried's Dried Habanero Chiles, * see note, reconstituted according to package directions, seeded and finely chopped
2tablespoonsFried's Fresh Cillantro, chopped
1tablespoonFried's Fresh Basil, chopped
1tablespoonBrown sugar, packed
1teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
1Fried's Bay Leaf
1cupNiblet corn, low sodium
Salt, to taste

Directions

In a large Dutch oven or stockpot, heat half of the oil. Brown meat in hot oil on all sides. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Drain off fat. Add remaining oil to pan, saute onion, bell pepper and garlic for 3 minutes.

Stir in cooked beef, kidney beans and liquid, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, blackeyed peas, habanero chiles, cilantro, basil, brown sugar, worcestershire and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for 35 to 45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in corn and salt to taste and cook 5 minutes more. Remove bay leaf. Serve in bowls topped with shredded cheese and pass warm tortillas.

Yield: 8 cups

TIP: HANDLING HOT PEPPERS

Use rubber gloves when handling hot peppers. The oil from the inside of the pepper can burn any part of the body that it comes in contact with, even your hands. Be especially careful of your eyes. Cleanse hands and gloves thoroughly.

Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved NOTES : Turkey can be substituted for round steak.

Recipe by: PICK OF THE DAY SHOW #PD7722 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #370, by "Chuck and Dorothy Tapping" <ctapping@...> on Mon, 13 Jan 1997.