Sunday, September 21, 2008

The chili that gave me weird dreams

It occurs to me that just posting the weird dreams I had because of the chili without the recipe is cruel so here goes. It's inspired by Ellie Krieger's White Chili, as seen on Food TV by me yesterday before I went shopping. Actually, it was the fact that I stumbled on really nice poblano peppers at the Korean market that prompted me to make this.

Black and White Chili

olive oil

1 medium onion, diced

3 medium poblano peppers, finely diced (seeded and ribs removed)

1 Tbsp garlic (from the big jar I bought at the Korean market)

1 Tbsp ground cumin

1/2 Tsp kosher salt

1/4 Tsp chili powder (no salt kind)

3/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 Tsp fresh ground pepper

1 pound ground white meat turkey

1 can black eyed peas

1 can black beans

3 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 Tbsp lime juice

3-4 dashes hot sauce

1/4 cup gravy flour (like Wondra)

1 can hominy

Salt

Lime wedges

Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion and poblanos, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt, fresh ground pepper, and oregano and cook, for about 30 seconds.

Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink about 2 minutes. Add the beans, broth, lime juice, and hot sauce. Sprinkle gravy flour over mixture and mix in well. Cook, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes.

Add the hominy and salt, to taste, and continue cooking, partially covered, 10 minutes longer. Garnish with a lime wedge.

NOTE: This chili was even better the next day.

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