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                    PETE'S UNUSUAL BLACK BEAN CHILI

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       c            Black Beans, dried
  1       ea           Green Pepper, chopped
  2       tb           Olive Oil
  2       tb           Ground Cumin
    1/3   ts           Ground Cinnamon
  4       ea           Garlic Cloves, minced
  1       t            Fresh Ginger, grated
  1       tb           "Squeet" Smoke Flavoring
 16       oz           Can, Crushed Tomatoes
  1       x            Cayenne Pepper, to taste
  1 1/2   lb           Lean Ground Chuck
  2       ea           Medium Onions, chopped
  4       tb           Paprika
    1/4   ts           Ground Nutmeg
  1       t            Oregano
  3       tb           Molasses
  2       tb           Cocoa Powder
  8       oz           Can, Tomato Sauce
  1       cn           Tomato Paste, small
  1       x            Chicken Stock

 In a fairly large pot, brown the ground chuck,
 draining off any fat when finished browning.
 Simultaneously, saute the chopped onions, garlic and
 green pepper in the oil in a separate pan -- I find if
 you try to saute them with the beef, they give up too
 much moisture to it, and it really doesn't brown
 enough -- it just "grays" . Add the sauted onion,
 garlic, and green pepper to the browned meat, along
 with all the other ingredients. Dilute it to the
 desired thickness with the chicken stock -- or some
 beer. Simmer for an hour or two, covered. You may want
 to uncover for the last half-hour or so if you think
 it has thinned out more than you expected -- sometimes
 the tomatoes release juice as they cook. Particularly
 good with corn bread. And even better the next day.



 BLACK BEANS THE EASY WAY

 My chili recipe calls for the end result of starting
 with 2 cups of dried black beans, and preparing them
 as you will. There are plenty of cookbooks full of
 instructions for soaking overnight, etc., but I do it
 the easy way.

 My way is to pressure cook them, which only takes 45
 minutes after the steam release hisses the first time.
 Just rinse two cups of dried black beans well, and put
 them in the pressure cooker with at least 4 cups of
 water. Seal it, heat until the steam release hisses
 the first time: then, turn down the heat to
 medium-low, and start your timer for 45 minutes. Steam
 release should hiss every few minutes or so. When
 they're finished cooking, drain them, and they're
 ready for the chili pot.    Copyright 1992 by Peter A.
 Vogt



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