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+# Not John Bosworth's Chili Recipe | |
+John Bosworth is an old-school Texan bid-ness [sic] man with an | |
+infectious southern charm. He's a character in *Halt and Catch Fire*, | |
+a TV show that follows a colourful cast of characters navigating the | |
+tides of the early American tech industry. Affectionately known as | |
+"Boz" in the show, his sweet talking and rugged humor make him one of | |
+my favorite characters. | |
+ | |
+Towards the end of the series, Boz makes his famous chili recipe to | |
+sooth some grieving souls[^1]. The TV food looked delicious enough to | |
+make me wonder if it were a real recipe. Had "Boz" actually made his | |
+chili? Or perhaps the recipe belonged to the actor, a director, | |
+writer, or cast member. I dug but didn't find anything anything about | |
+this little television culinary artifact. Nevertheless moved by the | |
+hypothetical food stuff, I decided to make an inspired version of the | |
+recipe. But there's a twist: the recipe includes the one ingredient | |
+Bosworth vehemently claims doesn't belong in any chili the world over: | |
+cinnamon. I added it to tease the old feller! In my imaginary world, | |
+Boz comes over to my house for dinner, loves my chili, and learns | |
+about the heretical secret ingredient :) | |
+ | |
+## Ingredients | |
+Toasted spice mix | |
+- 1 tablespoon cumin | |
+- 1 teaspoon green peppercorns | |
+- 1 teaspoon black pepper | |
+- 1 habanero chili pepper | |
+- 2 thai chili peppers | |
+ | |
+Everything else | |
+- 2 tablespoons animal lard, like bacon fat | |
+- 5 gloves garlic, minced | |
+- 1 cup of finely diced onion | |
+- 1 teaspoon dark cocoa powder | |
+- 1 teaspoon cinnamon | |
+- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder[^2] | |
+- 1/4 teaspoon sugar | |
+- 1 teaspoon salt | |
+- 1 cup black beans, drained | |
+- 1 cup corn kernels | |
+- 1 lbs ground beef | |
+- 1 can of crushed tomatoes (about 750ml) | |
+- 1 can of 0.5% blonde lager (355ml) | |
+ | |
+## Directions | |
+Toast the cumin, green peppercorns, and black pepper in a pan until | |
+they become darkened and fragrant. Remove and set aside. Remove stems | |
+from habanero and thai chili peppers, then toast in pan until they | |
+become blackened in spots. Remove and add to spice mix. Put both into | |
+a mortal and pestle or spice blender. Blend. | |
+ | |
+Heat 1 tablespoon of the lard in a high-sided enamel cooking pan, like a | |
+Crueset braiser, or a stainless steel pot. (Don't use cast iron, which | |
+can react with the tomatoes to make a metallic taste.) Add the | |
+beef. Separate with a wooden spoon, retaining plenty of nice big 1" | |
+chunks. Cook until the exterior browns and the interior remains red. | |
+Transfer to a dish. Remove most of the beef fat from the pan. | |
+ | |
+Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of lard in pan. Add onions and gently | |
+sweat. Don't let them get browned. When they are shiny and slimy add | |
+in the garlic and your toasted spice mix. Stir for a minute or | |
+so. Pour in about a quarter of the beer. Use a pan-appropriate utensil | |
+(i.e.: silicone or wood in enamel) to scrape the tasty bits from the | |
+base of the pan. Add remaining beer, then add beef, beans, salt, | |
+sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder, chili powder, and tomato. Simmer, never | |
+boil, partially covered for ~10 minutes. Add in the corn kernels. Let | |
+everything cook for as long as your appetite has time to spare: as | |
+little as 10 minutes or as much as an hour. | |
+ | |
+Before serving taste for adjustments: Too acidic? Add sugar. Not | |
+enough flavor? Add salt. Missing earthy undertones? Add a wee bit | |
+(1/8 t or less at a time) more cocoa. | |
+ | |
+## Contributors | |
+- ROYGBYTE | |
+ | |
+## Footnotes | |
+[^1]: Specifically: season 4, episode 8. | |
+ | |
+[^2]: You can use any chili powder. I like to use half chipotle and half ancho… |