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	1 # Not John Bosworth's Chili Recipe
	2 John Bosworth is an old-school Texan bid-ness [sic] man with an
	3 infectious southern charm. He's a character in Halt and Catch Fire,
	4 a TV show that follows a colourful cast of characters navigating the
	5 tides of the early American tech industry. Affectionately known as
	6 "Boz" in the show, his sweet talking and rugged humor make him one of
	7 my favorite characters.
	8
	9 Towards the end of the series, Boz makes his famous chili recipe to
	10 sooth some grieving souls[^1]. The TV food looked delicious enough to
	11 make me wonder if it were a real recipe. Had "Boz" actually made his
	12 chili? Or perhaps the recipe belonged to the actor, a director,
	13 writer, or cast member. I dug but didn't find anything anything about
	14 this little television culinary artifact. Nevertheless moved by the
	15 hypothetical food stuff, I decided to make an inspired version of the
	16 recipe. But there's a twist: the recipe includes the one ingredient
	17 Bosworth vehemently claims doesn't belong in any chili the world over:
	18 cinnamon. I added it to tease the old feller! In my imaginary world,
	19 Boz comes over to my house for dinner, loves my chili, and learns
	20 about the heretical secret ingredient :)
	21
	22 ## Ingredients
	23 Toasted spice mix
	24 - 1 tablespoon cumin
	25 - 1 teaspoon green peppercorns
	26 - 1 teaspoon black pepper
	27 - 1 habanero chili pepper
	28 - 2 thai chili peppers
	29
	30 Everything else
	31 - 2 tablespoons animal lard, like bacon fat
	32 - 5 gloves garlic, minced
	33 - 1 cup of finely diced onion
	34 - 1 teaspoon dark cocoa powder
	35 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
	36 - 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder[^2]
	37 - 1/4 teaspoon sugar
	38 - 1 teaspoon salt
	39 - 1 cup black beans, drained
	40 - 1 cup corn kernels
	41 - 1 lbs ground beef
	42 - 1 can of crushed tomatoes (about 750ml)
	43 - 1 can of 0.5% blonde lager (355ml)
	44
	45 ## Directions
	46 Toast the cumin, green peppercorns, and black pepper in a pan until
	47 they become darkened and fragrant. Remove and set aside. Remove stems
	48 from habanero and thai chili peppers, then toast in pan until they
	49 become blackened in spots. Remove and add to spice mix. Put both into
	50 a mortal and pestle or spice blender. Blend.
	51
	52 Heat 1 tablespoon of the lard in a high-sided enamel cooking pan, like a
	53 Crueset braiser, or a stainless steel pot. (Don't use cast iron, which
	54 can react with the tomatoes to make a metallic taste.) Add the
	55 beef. Separate with a wooden spoon, retaining plenty of nice big 1"
	56 chunks. Cook until the exterior browns and the interior remains red.
	57 Transfer to a dish. Remove most of the beef fat from the pan.
	58
	59 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of lard in pan. Add onions and gently
	60 sweat. Don't let them get browned. When they are shiny and slimy add
	61 in the garlic and your toasted spice mix. Stir for a minute or
	62 so. Pour in about a quarter of the beer. Use a pan-appropriate utensil
	63 (i.e.: silicone or wood in enamel) to scrape the tasty bits from the
	64 base of the pan. Add remaining beer, then add beef, beans, salt,
	65 sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder, chili powder, and tomato. Simmer, never
	66 boil, partially covered for ~10 minutes. Add in the corn kernels. Let
	67 everything cook for as long as your appetite has time to spare: as
	68 little as 10 minutes or as much as an hour.
	69
	70 Before serving taste for adjustments: Too acidic? Add sugar. Not
	71 enough flavor? Add salt. Missing earthy undertones? Add a wee bit
	72 (1/8 t or less at a time) more cocoa.
	73
	74 ## Contributors
	75 - ROYGBYTE
	76
	77 ## Footnotes
	78 [^1]: Specifically: season 4, episode 8.
	79
	80 [^2]: You can use any chili powder. I like to use half chipotle and half…