Chanterelle And Shiitake Black Bean Chili With Sour Cherries

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chanterelles cleaned, halved
  • 2 pounds shiitakes cleaned, and stems removed
  • 3 cups tomato juice
  • 3 cups orange juice
  • 2 cups dried black beans
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1/4 cup peanut oil
  • 2 large onions diced
  • 8 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 large sweet green peppers diced
  • 2 ancho chiles minced
  • 1 chipotle chile minced
  • 1 pasilla chili minced
  • 1/2 habenerro chile minced
  • 15 plum tomatoes seeded, quartered
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1 bunch scallions diced
  • 3 tablespoons toasted cumin seeds ground
  • 3 tablespoons oregano
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme
  • 2 cups sour cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Set mushrooms aside. Boil juices, then add thyme and beans. Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours.

Heat 1/2 of oil, add onion and garlic and brown. Add pepper, chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add cumin, scallion, oregano, thyme and cumin and simmer 20 minutes; add beans and simmer.

While beans simmer, heat remaining oil in 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.

This recipe yields ?? servings.