Turkey Chili

By emtoothfxr

Recipe from Mum
The ultimate turkey/chicken chili.
Can use canned, rinsed beans in place of dried.
Shahin loves this, kids like it.

Ingredients

• garnish:
• 2 cups dried black beans, rinsed
• 10 cups water
• 1 tspn pepper
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 2 medium Anaheim chilies, seeded and chopped
• 2/3 cup chopped red onion
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 2/3 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 large leek (white only) choped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbspns dried oregano
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 1/2 tbspns chili powder
• 2 1/2 tbspns ground cumin
• 2 tbspn coriander
• 1 tspn salt
• 1/4 tspn sugar
• 4 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 1/4 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 4 cups diced cooked turkey or chicken (4-6 breasts)
• grated cheddar cheese
• chopped red onion
• sour cream
• chopped fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Soak Black beans in large pot covered with water overnight.
Drain beans. Return to pot. Add 10 cups water and pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, stirring occasionally about 1 1/2 hours. Drain beans.
Melt butter in same pot over medium heat. Add Anaheim chillies, 2/3 cup chopped onion, celery,bell pepper, leek, garlic and oregano. cook until vegetables soften, stirring occasionally about 10 mins. Reduce heat to low. Add flour, chili powder, cumin, coriander, salt and sugar and cook 5 mins. stirring frequently. Add 4 cups stock and bring to simmer, stirring frequently. Puree 1 1/4 cups corn with remaining 1/2 cup stock . Add puree to chili. Mix in black beans, turkey and remaining 1 cup corn. Simmer chili 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle chili into bowls. top with garnish.