Cincinnati-Style Chili tender and juicy
Ingredients for 12 servings
- 2.2 lb (1 kg) of dried red beans
- 1 large whole peeled onion
- 6 cloves
- 1 bouquet garni (bay leaf, thyme, parsley)
- 1 tbsp of baking soda (from pharmacy)
- 3 fresh red peppers
- 3.25 lb (1.5 kg) of beef (chuck, slice, beef cheek, shoulder blade) cut into very small pieces
- 3 large peeled onions, roughly chopped
- 5 peeled garlic cloves, degemmed, roughly chopped
- 4 tbsp of corn or olive oil
- 2.1 cups (50 cl) of red wine
- 3.2 cups (75 cl) of water
- 4 well-ripe tomatoes washed, blanched, seeded, and cut into small cubes
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp of dried oregano
- 1 tbsp of cumin seeds
- ½ tbsp of coriander powder
- ½ tbsp of cinnamon powder
- ½ tbsp of sweet paprika powder
- 5 tbsp of serrano pepper powder (specialty spice stores)
- or mild noria peppers, easier to find in Southern Europe
- 1 bay leaf
- Optional, modifying flavors, amateur variations, to choose from:
- 3 tbsp of tomato concentrate
- 1 tbsp of unsweetened dark chocolate powder
- (or 2 squares of cooking chocolate bar)
- 2 tbsp of molasses or sugar
- 1 tbsp of tabasco
Step-by-step recipe
1 D-2 1) Before serving, for at least 12 hours, soak the beans in cold unsalted water, changing it if possible two to three times.
2 The next day, drain, discard the soaking water, put in a pot filled with cold unsalted water, bring to a boil, let boil for 15 minutes, drain, discard the first water.
3 In the pot, put the beans back, an onion studded with three cloves, a bouquet garni, and baking soda. Add cold unsalted water (three times the volume of beans), bring to a boil, lower the heat and let simmer for 45 minutes. Remove the foam regularly.
4 Salt. Let cook gently for another 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
5 Wash, remove the stem, open in half without deseeding the fresh peppers. Put half the oil in a sauté pan, sauté the pepper halves on low heat on all sides for 7 minutes, without burning them, then remove them. Reserve for serving. Let the oil cool and strain it to remove the seeds.
6 In this oil, brown the meat over very high heat for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, season with salt and pepper, cover and set aside.
7 In a heavy-bottomed pot, put the other half of the oil and melt the onions over low heat until they are cooked without browning.
8 Add the garlic, cook over low heat for 3 minutes, then add in order the clove, coriander, bay leaf, oregano, cumin and cinnamon. Cook for 30 seconds while stirring.
9 Add the wine, let the alcohol evaporate for 3 minutes over high heat, add the tomatoes and serrano chili powder. Stir thoroughly,
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