Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Mama's Chili



Ingredients
carrot, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
olive oil
1 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon chile powder
1 teaspoon cayenne
sprinkle of chile flakes
1 lb ground chicken
1 cup white wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste 
1 can plum tomatoes
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can white beans
1 box of tomato puree (Pomi)
salt and pepper


To make chili...
Heat olive oil in a heavy based pot. Add onion and carrot and cook until softened about 10 minutes. Add spices and cook until fragrant about 2 minutes. Push the softened veggies to one side of the pot and add the ground chicken and break up with wooden spoon until cooked and broken into small chunks. Season with salt and pepper then add tomato paste and wine, turn up heat to high and cook stirring until wine has evaporated. Next add the can of tomatoes and break up tomatoes with wooden spoon into chunks. Rinse can beans under water in a strainer, then add them to the pot. Stir to combine everything. Add half of the tomato puree, stir, then simmer chili over low heat for at least 20 minutes. Add the rest of the puree and simmer for another 10 minutes until chili has become rich in color and slightly thickened. 
Serve with rice, shredded cheese, sour cream, and avocado.

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