Anne Rosenzweigs Arcadian Eight Bean Chili Food

ACADIAN EIGHT BEAN CHILI ANNIE ROSENSWEIGS'

Steps:

• Pick over and wash beans. Put in large pot and cover with 4 qts. cold water. Soak over night. Wash and drain. Cover with water, bring to a bowl over high heat, lower heat and simmer for 2 hours or until tender. Cook bacon in a large skillet, drain and crumble. Put next 7 ingredients in skillet and sauté for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and beer, simmer. In another skillet sauté ground beef until no longer pink. When beans are tender drain, reserving liquid. Add meat, bacon and vegetables to beans. Simmer over low heat until hot, adding bean liquid if necessary.

ANNE ROSENZWEIG'S ARCADIAN EIGHT-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot, soak the beans together overnight, in water to cover. Drain and add fresh water to cover. Cook at a simmer for one-and-a-half hours, until just tender.
• While the beans are simmering, heat a large pot or saute pan. Mince the bacon and cook it until it begins to crisp. Add the onions and garlic and cook over medium heat for five minutes. Add all the spices and the ground poblano chilies and cook an additional five minutes. Add the tomatoes with juice and the beer; simmer for half an hour.
• In another pan, cook the beef until the pink color disappears. Drain and add it to tomato mixture.
• When the beans are fully cooked, drain them, reserving the water, and add the beans to the meat and tomato mixture. Add salt to taste and let the mixture simmer approximately one hour. If it is too dry, add some of the reserved liquid from the beans.