Recipe - Chilli Con Carne (Without Beans)

1 kg Beef chuck cut into
small 1cm cubes
2 lg Onions, finely chopped
2 Celery stalks,
finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves,
finely chopped
2 tablespoon Finely chopped ginger
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
1 tablespoon Oregano
One fourth teaspoon Cayenne pepper
2 Dried ancho peppers, stemmed
seeded and quartered
2 Jalapeno peppers, stemmed,
seeded and chopped
One fourth teaspoon Black pepper
1 tablespoon Flour
14 ounce Can minced tomatoes,
with the juice
1 Bay leaf
1 One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Grated orange zest

Put in a small sauce pan the acho peppers with 2 cups of water and boil the
liquid for five minutes. Turn off the heat and let soften for five minutes.

Tranfer the chilies to a blender with One half cup of the soaking liquid. Keep
the remaining liquid. Add the jalapeno peppers and puree the chilies until
smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve into the reserved soaking liquid,
pressing the solids through with a spoon.

Heat about 1 Tbsp of oil in a skillet over mediumhigh heat. Add part of
the beef cubes and brown them all over, about 8 minutes. Transfer the cubes
into a pot. Repeat with the rest of the cubes, adding oil if needed.

Add One half Tbsp of oil to the skillet and cook the onions, celery and garlic.
Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes stirring frequently. Stir in the ginger,
cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, black pepper and cook for one minute. Add
the flour and cook one more minute, stirring constantly. Transfer the
mixture to the pot with the meat.

Pour the reserved chili mixture (or just the chopped jalapenos) with 2 cups
of water into the pot. Stir in the tomatoes and the juice of the can along
with the bay leaf, salt and orange zest.

Cook the mixture uncover, over very low heat until the meat is tender: 2
One half to 3 hours. Do not allow to boil. You may add One half cup of water at the
time if it becomes too tick.

enjoy!

Serge Demers Posted by Demers Serge demers@ere.umontreal.ca on
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