Recipe - Beef Chili Wchipotle Chilies And Cilantro

2 pound Lean ground beef
2 cup Chopped onions
3 tablespoon Ground cumin
3 tablespoon Chili powder
1 One half tablespoon Garlic powder
1 tablespoon Chopped canned Chipotle
chilies in adobo sauce
2 One half cup (or more) water
1 cup Finely chopped fresh
cilantro
Grated Cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Additional chopped onion

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 09:15:34 0500

From: Judy Howle howle@EbiCom.net

from the Epicurious site. The URL of the site is http://www.epicurious.com
Bon Appetit, July 1995, from Clark's Outpost Barbecue, Tioga, Texas.

Canned chipotle chilies are available at Latin American markets, specialty
foods stores and some supermarkets.

Saute beef and 2 cups chopped onions in large Dutch oven over high heat
until beef is cooked through, stirring often and breaking up beef with back
of spoon, about 10 minutes. Add cumin, chili powder, garlic powder and
chipotle chilies; saute 3 minutes. Mix in 2 One half cups water and One half cup
cilantro. Reduce heat to mediumlow. Cover partially and cook 1 One half hours,
adding more water by One fourth cupfuls if chili becomes dry. Season with salt and
pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before
continuing.)

Mix remaining One half cup cilantro into chili. Ladle chili into bowls. Serve,
passing cheese, sour cream and additional chopped onion separately. 4