Chili Recipes for Healthy Cooking

Sunday September 05

Chili Our Way

Cuisine: Chili

Category: Chili

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Celery; trim -- dice
1/4 cup Green onions; trim -- dice
2 tablespoon Lime juice
1/8 cup Fresh parsley -- minced
1-3/4 tablespoon Cilantro -- minced
Salt and pepper
1/2 ounce Sun-dried tomatoes -- soak 1
in boiling water
10 milliliter Garlic
15 ounces Part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 pound Part-skim mozzarella cheese -- shredded
8 ounces Pk light cream cheese -- cubed
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese -- grated
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground black pepper
2/3 cup Fresh anise basil -- (if

Instructions:

Heat a griddle or cast-iron skillet over mod-high heat until it is hot. Toast the chile peppers, turning them and not allowing them to burn, for 1-2 minutes. Let chile peppers cool until they can be handled, then seed them. Combine peppers with 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, covered, simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Puree the water and pepper in a food processor. In a large casserole, saute the chuck in 4 Tbsp beef suet over moderately high heat until it is lightly browned. Transfer meat to a bowl. Add to the casserole, the remaining suet, onions, and garlic, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the onions are softened. Add the cumin and cook the mixture over mod-low heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chuck, chile puree, tomatoes, cocoa powder, bay leaf, and oregano, and combine the mixture well. Add water to cover barely. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, and adding more water, if necessary, to keep the meat covered, for 2 hours longer. Add salt to taste, simmer uncovered for another hour. Discard bay leaf. Transfer the chili to a heated serving bowl and serve it with the sour cream, cheese, onion, chile peppers, beans and tortilla chips.

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