tAdd chili recipe - recipes - various cooking recipes HTML git clone git://src.adamsgaard.dk/recipes DIR Log DIR Files DIR Refs DIR Submodules --- DIR commit e5244c1f49bee660649c3f713669b449dbfb76b8 DIR parent 15aa6875e8193e53143f3c0c514d7ceb0cd27ff7 HTML Author: Scarlett McAllister <no+reply@roygbyte.com> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 20:17:44 -0300 Add chili recipe Diffstat: A not_john_bosworths_chili.txt | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) --- DIR diff --git a/not_john_bosworths_chili.txt b/not_john_bosworths_chili.txt t@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +# Not John Bosworth's Chili Recipe +John Bosworth is an old-school Texan bid-ness [sic] man with an +infectious southern charm. He's a character in *Halt and Catch Fire*, +a TV show that follows a colourful cast of characters navigating the +tides of the early American tech industry. Affectionately known as +"Boz" in the show, his sweet talking and rugged humor make him one of +my favorite characters. + +Towards the end of the series, Boz makes his famous chili recipe to +sooth some grieving souls[^1]. The TV food looked delicious enough to +make me wonder if it were a real recipe. Had "Boz" actually made his +chili? Or perhaps the recipe belonged to the actor, a director, +writer, or cast member. I dug but didn't find anything anything about +this little television culinary artifact. Nevertheless moved by the +hypothetical food stuff, I decided to make an inspired version of the +recipe. But there's a twist: the recipe includes the one ingredient +Bosworth vehemently claims doesn't belong in any chili the world over: +cinnamon. I added it to tease the old feller! In my imaginary world, +Boz comes over to my house for dinner, loves my chili, and learns +about the heretical secret ingredient :) + +## Ingredients +Toasted spice mix +- 1 tablespoon cumin +- 1 teaspoon green peppercorns +- 1 teaspoon black pepper +- 1 habanero chili pepper +- 2 thai chili peppers + +Everything else +- 2 tablespoons animal lard, like bacon fat +- 5 gloves garlic, minced +- 1 cup of finely diced onion +- 1 teaspoon dark cocoa powder +- 1 teaspoon cinnamon +- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder[^2] +- 1/4 teaspoon sugar +- 1 teaspoon salt +- 1 cup black beans, drained +- 1 cup corn kernels +- 1 lbs ground beef +- 1 can of crushed tomatoes (about 750ml) +- 1 can of 0.5% blonde lager (355ml) + +## Directions +Toast the cumin, green peppercorns, and black pepper in a pan until +they become darkened and fragrant. Remove and set aside. Remove stems +from habanero and thai chili peppers, then toast in pan until they +become blackened in spots. Remove and add to spice mix. Put both into +a mortal and pestle or spice blender. Blend. + +Heat 1 tablespoon of the lard in a high-sided enamel cooking pan, like a +Crueset braiser, or a stainless steel pot. (Don't use cast iron, which +can react with the tomatoes to make a metallic taste.) Add the +beef. Separate with a wooden spoon, retaining plenty of nice big 1" +chunks. Cook until the exterior browns and the interior remains red. +Transfer to a dish. Remove most of the beef fat from the pan. + +Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of lard in pan. Add onions and gently +sweat. Don't let them get browned. When they are shiny and slimy add +in the garlic and your toasted spice mix. Stir for a minute or +so. Pour in about a quarter of the beer. Use a pan-appropriate utensil +(i.e.: silicone or wood in enamel) to scrape the tasty bits from the +base of the pan. Add remaining beer, then add beef, beans, salt, +sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder, chili powder, and tomato. Simmer, never +boil, partially covered for ~10 minutes. Add in the corn kernels. Let +everything cook for as long as your appetite has time to spare: as +little as 10 minutes or as much as an hour. + +Before serving taste for adjustments: Too acidic? Add sugar. Not +enough flavor? Add salt. Missing earthy undertones? Add a wee bit +(1/8 t or less at a time) more cocoa. + +## Contributors +- ROYGBYTE + +## Footnotes +[^1]: Specifically: season 4, episode 8. + +[^2]: You can use any chili powder. I like to use half chipotle and half ancho powder for a nice smokey flavour.