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Chanterelle And Shiitake Black Bean Chili W Sour Cherries

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains			4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Chanterelles, cleaned &
		halved
2	lb	Shiitake, cleaned & stems
		removed
3	c	Tomato juice
3	c	Orange juice
1		Fresh thyme, plus
1 1/2	T	Fresh thyme
2	c	Dried black beans
1/4	c	Peanut oil, divided
2		Onions, diced
8		Cloves garlic, minced
2		Sweet green peppers, diced
2		Ancho chiles, minced
1		Chipotle chile, minced
1		Pasilla chili, minced
1/2		Habanero chile, minced
15		Plum tomatoes, seeded &
		quartered
2	c	Fresh corn kernels
1		Scallions, diced
3	T	Oregano
3	T	Toasted cumin seeds, ground
2	c	Sour cherries

INSTRUCTIONS

Set mushrooms aside.  Boil tomato & orange juices, then add the bunch
of thyme and the  beans. Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours.  Heat 1/2 of the
peanut oil (1/8 cup), add onion and garlic and brown.  Add pepper,
chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add com,  scallion, oregano,
the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme and the  cumin and simmer 20
minutes; add beans and simmer.  While beans simmer heat remaining 1/8
C. peanut oil in a saute pan  until smoking hot. Add mushrooms and
saute 5 minutes. Add to  chile-bean mixture, stir well and simmer 20
minutes. Add cherries and  serve.  No servings given - guesstimate 4?
CHEF DU JOUR JACK MCDAVID SHOW  #DJ9181  Recipe by: Jack McDavid
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #816 by Holly Butman
<butma001@acpub.duke.edu> on Sep 28, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1214 Calories From Fat: 164 Total Fat: 18.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 479.8mg Potassium: 5298.7mg Carbohydrates: 262.9g Fiber: 43.3g Sugar: 44.4g Protein: 38.2g