Tonights Dinner

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This can be vegan if you don't use the sour cream as garnish.

 

I am cooking this, as we speak, in the crockpot. I can't wait to eat

it!!

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Black Bean Ancho Chile (For Crockpot)

 

Recipe By : The Best of Gourmet

Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans/Legumes/Pulses Chiles

Chilis & Stews

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 16 oz can black beans -- rinsed & drained

1 med onion -- chopped

3 cloves garlic

1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 tbsp ground cumin

3 2/3 cups water

1 1/2 oz dried ancho chiles (about 2-3) -- stem/seed/tear

1 14 oz can tomatoes including juice -- puree coarsely

1/2 cup vegetable broth

1/2 orange bell pepper (or red) -- chopped

1/2 tsp dried mexican oregano -- crumbled

1/8 cup fresh coriander (cilantro) -- or to taste

2 tbsp fresh lime juice

avocado salsa -- or your favorite

sour cream -- as garnish

 

In a hot pan over medium heat, saute onions and garlic until onions are

soft. When soft, add cumin. Saute a few minutes. Add canned beans. Saute

for a couple of minutes. Set aside.

 

In small pan on medium heat, slightly char the ancho pieces. When you

start to smell their fragrance, remove them and put them in a blender

with the water. Puree until smooth. Set aside.

 

Into the crockpot, onion-bean mixture, pureed chiles, and the rest of

the ingredients except the salsa, cilantro and lime juice. Cook on LOW

8-9 hours. At 7 hrs, add lime juice. Cook for another hour or so until

it tastes right TO YOU.

 

To serve: put chili over white rice or grits, garnish with salsa and

sour cream. Maybe some chopped cilantro too.

 

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NOTES : Notes: I adapted this from The Best of Gourmet (Featuring the

Flavors of Italy), p. 167. The original recipe called for cooking the

dried beans with the onions and garlic. I quickened it by using the

canned beans.

 

Also, I used vegetable broth instead of c*****n broth and I used orange

bell pepper instead of red. I also put some ground coriander seed in the

chile instead of some of the cilantro.

 

RisaG