Cilantro Sherry Chili with a Clear Method

Set out yellow onions diced, minced garlic, and olive oil before you start Cilantro Sherry Chili with a Clear Method. The batch is written for 8 people.

Count on 30 minutes of prep, 2 hours of cooking, about 2 hours from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 2 cups yellow onions diced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lbs ground meat I use a mixture of sirloin and turkey or chicken
• 2 can Black Beans juice from 1 can
• 28 oz Kidney Beans
• 56 oz diced roasted tomatoes 2 cans
• 1 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 6 oz tomato paste
• ½ cup dry sherry not the cooking kind. Blech!
• 2 ⅔ tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 cup chicken broth amazing homemade recipe here!
• 1 cup corn fresh or frozen
• ½ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

How the cooking goes

1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over a moderate flame.
2. Sauté onions and garlic until onions are translucent.
3. Add all remaining items to the pot except cilantro. Heat it until it boils over a moderate flame and then reduce to a simmer.
4. Simmer at least 1 hour. it helps to cook mine for 4 or more! Taste after 45 minutes and adjust salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

If you want another plate from Beef, open Ricotta Meatballs for a Weeknight Plate and Stuffed Shells with Meat with a Clear Method.