Recipe - 10-75 Chili

2 pound Ground round
1 pound Bulk Italian sausage
4 cup "Basic Brown Soup Stock"
or canned beef broth
1 teaspoon Saffron threads
3 tablespoon Olive oil
2 cup Shallots; chopped coarse
2 tablespoon Garlic; chopped fine
1 cn (10oz) green chiles;
chopped fine
1 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Whole cumin seeds
One half teaspoon Cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon Chili powder
1 teaspoon Salt
Fresh ground black pepper to
taste
1 cn (6oz) tomato paste
1 cn (30oz) red kidney beans
drained

We recently invited firehouse cooks to send in their favorite recipes. We
ran a contest and the results can be seen in this recipe and the "19Alarm
Chili" recipe. The most frequently submitted dish was chili. That makes
great sense since firehouse cooks often have to stop cooking right in the
middle of the preparation of the dish and then come back to it later. The
dish needs to stand up to this kind of treatment. Chili can take it. We
have chosen two of the most interesting chili dishes and offer them to you
without any explanation. While chili didn't win the contest, we certainly
did gain some insight into the meaning of chili. SERVES 1012

Robert Vazquez, of Engine Company 212 in Brooklyn, New York, sent in a
recipe that caught the eyes of all of us. He offered strange additions that
made me think this man is a serious cook; additions such as saffron and
shallots. You would not think that these subtle and expensive ingredients
would come through, but they do. This is a delicious dish !

I should also tell you that Bob's motto is "You light 'em, we fight 'em!"
He is referring to chili?

In a large, heavy skillet, brown ground meat and sausage. Transfer to a
4quart pot. In the same skillet add beef stock and bring to a boil. Remove
stock from heat. Crumble saffron and add to the stock. Set this aside in a
separate bowl. Add olive oil to the skillet and cook the shallots and
garlic for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add canned
chiles, oregano, cumin seeds, cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt, and a few
grindings of black pepper. Stir together, then add tomato paste and beef
stock. Mix together thoroughly. Add this to the meat and bring to a boil.
Stir. Reduce heat and simmer in halfcovered pot for 1One half hours. Add beans
10 minutes before completion.

From The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
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