Chili Recipe with Homegrown Red Chiles!

Make this delicious red chili from chiles and other ingredients from your garden!

Ingredients:

• 3 whole dried Guajillo chiles
• 3 whole dried Ancho chiles
• 3 whole dried Red New Mexico chiles
• 1-2+ green bell peppers or
  roasted/peeled New Mexico or Pueblo Green Chiles, chopped
• 1 large poblano pepper, chopped, seeds removed (can also roast)
• 2 (16 oz.) cans red kidney beans
• 1 (16 oz.) can pinto beans
• 1 cup of fresh or canned diced tomatoes (optional)
  
• 1 Onion
  
• 4-6+ Garlic Cloves, minced (2+ tablespoons)
• 1 lb. Ground Beef (or go vegetarian with use ground tofu, mushrooms, or potatoes)
• 6 cups (1.4L) vegetable, beef, or chicken stock
  
• 1 Teaspoon of Cumin
• 2 tablespoons oil
• Dash of Cinnamon
• Salt & pepper, to taste
  
  Optional Toppings: Shredded Cheese, chopped Green Onions, Cowboy Candy, Pickled Jalapenos, chopped Cilantro
  
  

Directions:

For Dried Peppers: Remove the stems and seeds from each dried pepper using scissors to cut off stems. Add prepared dried peppers to a saucepan with hot water, cover with lid, and let them soak for 20 minutes or until softened. Add the softened chiles to a blender, add some of the stock, and blend into a chili paste.

In a large stock pot, sauté beef (or tofu, mushrooms, potatoes) with oil, onions and peppers. Add remaining ingredients including chili paste and stock, stir well to combine and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30+ minutes. Serve with toppings. This chili goes great with Chile Cornbread! 

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