Chili Con Carne

chili paste

2 ct.lozhki red chilli powder

1 teaspoon pepper Chipotle (chipotle chile powder)

2 h. l. oregano

1 teaspoon thyme

1 glass teaspoon cumin

1/2 tsp ground coriander

3-4 glass tablespoons water

4 strips of bacon

900 g Beef (2 lbs shili meat), cut into small pieces (or minced)

1 medium onion, minced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 chili peppers, remove seeds and chop

450 g 1 jar () tomatoes in juice, cut into pieces

2 1 / cups water *

2 glass tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

450 g 1 jar () canned red beans (or 1/2 cup dry)

1 teaspoon of starch

15-20 g dark unsweetened chocolate

Grated cheese for serving

If you cook with dried beans, then it should be soaked in cold water overnight. In the morning, rinse, fill with water again. When you are ready, it will be necessary again rinse, cover with cold water and put on fire. How zakipit- remove the pan, drain the water, pour cold again and let boil. Second time to drain the water, then pour the cold and put to boil on low heat at the same time as you start to cook chili.

While clean and cut vegetables and fried, you will have to cook beans.

1. In a small container mix chili powder, cumin, oregano, thyme and coriander. Add water, rub. Kashetseobraznaya get shifted.

2. In a large skillet, fry bacon until brown. Remove it and pass on a paper towel to keep. Fat drain, save.

3. In a small amount of fat to fry the meat (or minced). Can be parties to it evenly roasted. Transfer to a saucepan, which will be extinguished.

4. In a small amount of fat fry the onion for about 5 minutes, until tender and translucent, add the garlic and chili pepper, cut into pieces, fry a couple of minutes. Add pasta chilii simmer for 2-3 minutes.

5 Add the contents of the pan to the meat. There also add tomatoes, bacon, cut into pieces, water, lime juice and sugar.

Drain the water from cooking the beans separately and add the beans to the contents of the pan. All stir gently and leave the stew to simmer half an hour with the lid closed. Then remove the lid and simmer on another small fire half an hour without the lid.

6. If you are cooking with canned beans, but now it's time to wash it and put it in a pot, where chili stews. Cautious mix. Give a few minutes first. Salt and pepper to taste. Add chocolate. You can add a little more sugar if it seems a little too sweet. Starch mixed with 2-3 tablespoons cold water and fill them chili. It will help thicken the sauce.

To apply:

arrange on plates, sprinkle with grated cheese, herbs and fresh can be chopped red onion.

Usually shake chili with rice, corn bread and corn chips.

Bon Appetite!

* Water can add more and get more liquid chili, more pohozhe soup.