Side Pannel
Everybody's Chili
Ingredients List
- 2 ts Olive oil, or salad oil
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 Red bell pepper, stemmed,
- -seeded, and chopped
- 1 c Celery, sliced
- 2 Cloves garlic, minced
- 15 oz Pinto beans (canned)
- 15 oz Kidney beans (canned)
- 15 oz Tomatoes with juice, chopped
- 10 1/2 oz Red chili sauce, or
- -enchilada sauce
- 1 c Beer, or vegetable broth
- 2 ts Menudo spice mix
- 1/2 ts Ground coriander
- 1/2 Ground cinnamon
- Lime wedges*
- 1 c Cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 c Fresh cilantro leaves,
- -slightly chopped
Directions
1. To a 6- to 8-quart pan over medium-high heat, add oil, onion, pepper,
celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until tinged brown, 6 minutes.
2. Add beans, tomatoes with juice, chili sauce, beer, menudo spice,
coriander, and cinnamon. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until flavors
are well blended, about 45 minutes. Serve, or cool and refrigerate up to 4
days.
3. Squeeze lime, and sprinkle cheese and cilantro, over individual
servings.
Alan Azulay created this recipe because he wanted a dish that would satisfy
everyone at potlucks, that could be made ahead and that would reheat in a
microwave. His flavor secret is menudo spice mix, which you'll find in the
ethnic section at most supermarkets, or in Latino markets.
Cooking time: About 55 minutes Prep time: About 15 minutes.
Per serving: 221 cal., 26% (58 cal.) from fat; 11 g protein; 6.4 g fat (3.2
g sat.); 32 g carbo.; 1,115 mg sodium; 15 mg chol.
celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until tinged brown, 6 minutes.
2. Add beans, tomatoes with juice, chili sauce, beer, menudo spice,
coriander, and cinnamon. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until flavors
are well blended, about 45 minutes. Serve, or cool and refrigerate up to 4
days.
3. Squeeze lime, and sprinkle cheese and cilantro, over individual
servings.
Alan Azulay created this recipe because he wanted a dish that would satisfy
everyone at potlucks, that could be made ahead and that would reheat in a
microwave. His flavor secret is menudo spice mix, which you'll find in the
ethnic section at most supermarkets, or in Latino markets.
Cooking time: About 55 minutes Prep time: About 15 minutes.
Per serving: 221 cal., 26% (58 cal.) from fat; 11 g protein; 6.4 g fat (3.2
g sat.); 32 g carbo.; 1,115 mg sodium; 15 mg chol.
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