| Category: | Main, Poultry|Main, Mexican |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
| Preparation time: | 20 minutes |
| Total time: | 1 hour |
| Price per serving: | $1.74 |
| Source: | Artful Chefs |
| Ingredients: | |
| 1/4 cup | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 4 large cloves | garlic – smashed, peeled and chopped make sure to use fresh garlic! |
| 2 large | poblano chiles – stemmed, seeded and diced or you can use green bell pepper if you don’t want any heat |
| 1 | celery stalk – chopped |
| 1 large | onion – chopped I like to use sweet or white onions for this |
| 1 1/2 pounds | ground turkey – (dark meat) or a blend of pork, beef or chicken |
| 1 tablespoon | corn mesa, or all purpose flour |
| 4 tablespoons | tomato paste |
| 3 tablespoons | chili powder or you can use smoked paprika if you want a really mild chili |
| 1 tablespoon | ground cumin |
| 2 teaspoons (packed) | dark brown sugar |
| 1 tablespoon | fresh Mexican oregano – crushed |
| Kosher salt | |
| freshly ground black pepper | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | ground cinnamon |
| 1/8 teaspoon | ground cloves |
| 3 cups | low-salt chicken broth – (preferably organic) |
| 15 oz | chili beans or a mix of black beans and red beans if you like |
Directions:
Heat the oil in a heavy, large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, poblanos, celery and onions. Saute until the vegetables soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the ground meat and saute until no longer pink, breaking up the turkey with the back of a spoon, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the corn flour or all purpose flour over the meat mixture and stir to blend. Add the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, sugar, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, cinnamon and cloves. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring to blend. Add the broth and beans. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the flavors blend and the chili thickens to desired consistency, stirring often, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper.
Garnishes: crumbled cotija cheese, tortilla chips and/or pico de gallo.
Artful Chefs/
Chef Pharrell Worthylake
