Bodacious Chili

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Title: Bodacious Chili
Categories: Chili, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

2 lb Boneless beef chuck roast
Cut into 1" inch cubes
2 lg Onions; chopped
3 Celery
Sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 lg Green pepper; coarsely
-chopped
1 lg Sweet red pepper; coarsely
-chopped
1 c Sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Jalapeno peppers
; seeded and chopped
4 cl Garlic; minced
3 tb Olive oil
2 tb Cocoa
2 tb Chili powder
1 ts Ground cumin
1 ts Dried oregano
1 ts Paprika
1 ts Ground turmeric
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cardamom
1/4 ts Pepper
1 tb Molasses
1/2 c Burgundy or other dry red
-wine
2 cn Kidney beans, drained; 16
-oz each
1 cn Chick peas (garbanzo beans)
; 16 oz each
Spicy sour cream topping
; * see note
Shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe by: DOROTHY CROSS (TMPJ72B)
Cook first 8 ingredients in olive oil in a large Dutch
oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until meat
browns. Drain and return meat mixture to Dutch oven. Stir
in cocoa and next 13 ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil;
cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1-1/2 hours, stirring
occasionally. Serve with Spicy Sour Cream Topping and
shredded cheese. Yield 12 cups.

* SPICY SOUR CREAM TOPPING: 1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream,
1/3 cup commercial salsa, 2 tb mayonnaise, 1 tsp chili
powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 spt curry powder, Dash of
ground red pepper, 1 tb lemon juice, 1 tsp Dijon mustard.
Combine all ingredients; chill. Serve with chili. Yield
1-2/3 cups.
Source Southern Living Magazine - January, 1995
DOTTIE, in Irvine, CA

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