Black Bean Chili

Title:
Black Bean Chili

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Beef,
Pork,
Beans,
Chili,
Tex-mex




Ingredients:





     3 tb Vegetable oil


     2 lg Onions; chopped


     2    Green peppers; chopped


     4    Cloves garlic; minced


     1 lb Beef stew meat; cut into


          -1-inch cubes


     2 lb Boneless pork butt


     1    28-oz can whole tomatoes;


          -reserve liquid


   1/4    To 1/3 cup chili powder


     1    To 2 jalapeno chili peppers;


          -chopped (remove seeds)


     2 tb Ground cumin


       ds Cayenne pepper


          ;salt (optional)


          Freshly ground black pepper


     2 c  Black beans; cooked


   1/2 c  Dry red wine


          Cheddar cheese; grated


          Fresh cilantro; chopped


          Red onions; chopped


          Sour cream






 Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 2 onions, bell


 peppers, and garlic and saute until tender, about 14 minutes. Transfer


 mixture to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Add beef and pork to pan and cook


 over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink, stirring occasionally,


 approximately 8 minutes or so. Return onion mixture to pan. Now add


 tomatoes with the reserved liquid, chili powder, chili peppers, cumin, and


 cayenne pepper.  Season with salt (optional) and pepper. Cover the pan and


 simmer until beef and pork are just about tender (stir the pan every once


 in a while), about 1 hour.


 


 Add black beans and the wine to chili.  Simmer uncovered until meat is


 tender and the chili begins to thicken. This will probably take about 25


 minutes. When chili is finished, ladle into bowls. Serve with cheese,


 cilantro, red onions and sour cream in separate little bowls.


 


 Judi's notes:  I usually add about 1/4 cup water or beef broth once or


 twice during the cooking process if it appears too dry.


 


 Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com or


 jphelps@best.com


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini