Smoked jalapeno chili
8 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | Red bell pepper; diced | |
1 | Green bell pepper; diced | |
1 | small | Onion; diced |
3 | Cloves garlic; diced, or more (up to) | |
1½ | pounds | Ground turkey |
3 | Chipotles (smoked Jalapenos) reconstituted; seeded, and minced (up to) | |
1 | ounce | Unsweetened chocolate (a vital ingredient) |
2 | Stalks celery; chopped up | |
1 | can | (8-oz) kidney beans |
1 | can | (16-oz) crushed tomatoes |
1 | carton | (8-oz) sour cream (I used low fat). |
1 | tablespoon | Dried; crushed red pequino powder |
Rice; if desired |
Directions
In a big pot in a little olive oil, fry up the following: 1 red bell pepper, diced, 1 green bell pepper, diced, 1 small onion, diced, 3 (or more) cloves garlic, diced.
When softened, add 1 to 1½ lbs ground turkey. Brown in all up.
Add 3 Chipotles (smoked jalapenos) reconstituted, seeded, and minced, ½ to 1 oz unsweetened chocolate (a vital ingredient), 2 stalks celery, chopped up, 8 oz canned kidney beans, 16 oz canned crushed tomatoes. Cook for at least an hour over low heat. Refrigerate overnight.
Reheat the next day and add 8 oz sour cream (I used low fat). This smooths out the sauce and enhances the flavor but kills the heat. So, adjust heat to personal preference level with chiles of choice. I added about 1 Tb dried, crushed red pequino powder. Serve over rice if you want.
John Baker <bakerj@...>
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