White Bean And Italian Sausage Chili

By Mitch

Ingredients

• Spice mix:
• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 5 oz pancetta, diced
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 2 cups dry cannellini beans, rinsed
• 1 Tbsp finely chopped oregano
• 2 tsp red-pepper flakes
• 2 qts(8 cups)chicken stock
• Garnish:
• sour cream
• 1/2 cup green onions,cut into long strips

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

-film a large stock pot w/ vegetable oil and place over moderate high heat
-brown sausage on all sides
-reduce heat to low and cook through(8-10 mins)
-discard grease
-add olive oil and pancetta over low heat until crisp(~7-9 mins)
-add onion and cook until soft(5-6 mins)
-add garlic and saute until golden(~3 mins)
-add remaining ingredients,increase heat and bring to boil
-dice sausage and return to chili
-lower heat and simmer until beans are tender(at least 90 mins)stirring occasionally
-season w/ salt and pepper
-serve w/ dollop of sour cream and green onions