Mexican Black Bean Turkey Sausage Chili
Morita chiles are red, fully mature Chipotles. This gives them a unique, medium – hot smokey flavor which is popular in many Southwestern dishes. These can be added to sauces (including Mole) to add smokey flavor and maintain the red color of the sauces. These peppers are about 2-4 inches in length, 1 inch in width, and have a deep brick reddish brown color. The word Chipotle translated to smoked chile. Consider the Chipotle a 6.5 on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the hottest). Scoville heat units 7,000-25,000.
Suggested Use:
Use Morita in enchilada sauces, chili, stews, barbecue ribs, and corn bread. Their smoky quality combines well with poultry, meats and fall squash.
Ingredients:
1½ tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
2 tbsp minced garlic
3 tbsp dry red wine
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
2 tsp ancho chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground black pepper
Dash kosher sal
¾ lb lean ground pork
¾ lb ground turkey breast
Chili:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups diced onion (about 2 medium)
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp finely minced garlic
2 tsp dried oregano
3 chipotle chiles, rehydrated in hot water, minced
4 15-oz cans black beans, rinsed and drained, divided
3 cups chicken broth, divided
1 cup water
1 28-oz diced tomatoes
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
¼ cup finely chopped cilantro, stem and leaves
To serve: Low-fat sour cream or greek yogurt, sliced green onions, fresh coriander leaves, tortilla chips
Instructions:
To prepare sausage, combine first 12 ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
To prepare chili, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage mixture cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add onion, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp garlic, 2 tsp dried oregano and chiles. Cook 4 minutes or until onion is tender. Place 1½ cups [375 ml] black beans and 1 cup [250 ml] broth in a food processor and process until smooth. Add pureed beans, remaining beans, remaining 2 cups broth, water and tomatoes (with juices) to pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes or until thick. Stir in lime juice and cilantro.
Ladle about serving bowls and garnish each serving with sour cream, green onions and coriander. Enjoy with tortilla chips.
Serves 6-8/
From food nouveau.com