Recipe#5506

Title: Con Carne

From: dlewis@wimsey.com (David A. Lewis) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Chili con carne 
 Date: 23 Oct 1994 12:30:14 -0400 
 Organization: Wimsey Information Services 
 Message-ID: <38e32m$96s@junior.wariat.org> 

(I've been perfecting it for 30 years now...  :-)
 Fresh goods:
 3 lbs Lean Ground Beef (or 1/2 inch cubed chuck)
 2 lbs white cooking onions (1/2 inch dice)
 1 bunch celery (10 or 12 ribs) (1/4 inch dice) including leaves.
 3 to 6 cloves garlic, minced
 2 x 14 oz cans crushed tomatoes, (condensed)
 2 x 28 oz cans dark red kidney beans
 1 x 14 oz can refried beans
 3 or 4 fresh tomatoes, (1/2 inch dice)
 Spices:
 Chili Powder   4 TBSP 
 Salt  1 TBSP 
 Pepper, Black  1 TBSP 
 Pepper, Red (cayenne)   1/2 tsp 
 Allspice 2 tsp 
 Cinnamon 3/4 tsp 
 Basil 4 TBSP 
 Cumin 3 TBSP 
 Coriander
 Chocolate, SemiSweet    1 Square (4 sugarcube sized pieces) 
   (Optional.....Authentic PreColumbian/Aztec cooking uses chocolate with
    tomatoes ... sounds strange, but tastes quite good)
 Cillantro   1 TBSP (dried leaves) **OR** ( 1/2 cup fresh chopped)
 Oregano  4 TBSP 
 Mustard, dry powder  4 tsp 
 Brown Sugar 4 TBSP 
 Vinegar  2 TBSP
 Lemon juice of one, plus the shredded yellow 3zest2  
 Soya Sauce  4 TBSP 
 Beer  1/2 bottle, drink other half.....continue drinking while chili
 cooks... :-)
 Method:
 Chop up all ingredients as indicated on the list.
 Heat up a large heavy pot (pressure cooker is ideal---about 6 liters size,
 or larger. 
 Saute ground beef, till all grey and starting to brown, 
 Add chopped onions & celery, and 3sweat2 (stirfry) for about 10 minutes,
 till all 3glossy2 and semi-transparent.
 Add the rest of the ingredients, and spices, stirring *gently * (don9t
 3mash2 the kidney beans)
 Bring up to a boil, stirring frequently (don9t 3scorch2 the bottom of the pan)
 Lower heat to a simmer, stir every 10 minutes or so, for at least TWO HOURS
 (Crock pot, or into large casserole, covered, then overnite in the oven at
 275 0F is IDEAL)
 Serve with green salad, cold beer, and over rice, +/or with garlic toast.  
 Leftovers freeze very well, (leftovers???  WHAT leftovers???.......)