Beef Chili with Avocados

Beef Chili with Avocados

Ingredients

1/8 cup chilies

TT beef stock

TT olive oil

¼ cup sliced mushrooms

5 0z ground beef

TT coriander

TT cumin

TT tablespoon smoked paprika

TT salt & black pepper

1 onion, chopped

TT crushed garlic

½ cup diced green red peppers

3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/4 cup tomato paste

TT thyme

TT Worcestershire

TT cinnamon

1 cup black beans, drained

¼ cup diced avocado

TT sour cream

TT lemon juice (bottled)

Sharp Cheddar, for topping

Tortilla chips, for dipping

Directions

Sauté the chilies in a sauce pot over medium-high heat. Add the stock and simmer to reconstitute, 10 minutes, then puree with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the liquid until smooth.

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high to high heat. To the pot add the meat, brown and crumble add the chilies, mushrooms and brown.  Season the meat with the coriander, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Then add the onions, & peppers, garlic, tomato paste, thyme, Worcestershire and cinnamon. Deg-laze with the stock and add the beans and simmer 5-10 mins minutes. Serve on bed of rice.

Dice the avocado, mix in bit of sour cream and lemon juice, and season with salt.

Pita, 1 cut into ½’s arrange around plate

Top the chili with the cheese, green sour cream and serve with the chips.