Recipes

Mama's Chile

A Nice Hearty Chili Recipe with a Surprising Spice Twist

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Coursely chop onion.
  2. In a medium stock pan, add oil and cook onion over medium heat stirring often for 2 minutes until soft.
  3. Add ground meat to the pan and cook until no longer pink 5-8 minutes.
  4. Add spices to the meat - oregano, cumin, chili powder, cocoa powder, cayenne and cinnamon. Stir well and incorporate cooking 1 minute.
  5. Add chopped tomotoes and vegetable stock to the pot stirring well. Add bay leaves.
  6. Cook uncovered 20 minutes. Add the rinsed beans and cook an additional 10 minutes.
  7. Serve chili hot over brown rice and topped with shredded cheddar cheese and a dolllop of sour cream (or Fage plain yogurt)