Cooler weather is finally here, prompting us to go to Soriana, and buy all of the fixin’s for chili. We cannot wait.
This is about the best chili recipe we have found, and one that does not require much tweaking. The few changes we made were 1) we used Abuelita chocolate, because we like its flavor better than cocoa powder, 2) we used 1kg of ground beef, and 1/2kg of ground pork, and 3) we burned, then skinned, and deseeded the chilies poblanos. We much prefer the “flavor profile” of the burnt peppers to the poblano when it is fresh. (I have wanted to use that phrase for some time now. Here was my chance, so I took it 😉
We made a vat full of the stuff, as you can see, and cannot wait to try a bowl, with some crackers, and cheese. (I cannot, for my life, find a store down here that sells cheddar cheese. What is up with that, I ask you?!?)
You can find the full recipe, along with a corresponding video on foodwishes.com or the same address on Youtube. Enjoy! We are!
Chili update: well, you will be happy to know the chili was a success. Everyone had at least one bowl, and a few had seconds. Always a compliment to the cook when someone has a second helping. There is even enough for a small bowl tomorrow, and that should taste even better, after the flavors have had time to meld. Yay!