Black Bean Chili

Submitted by ellie_

"Recipe source: Bon Appetit (January 2009)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 oranges
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes, diced
• hot pepper sauce (Tabasco)
• sour cream
• cilantro, chopped

directions

1. Grate oranges to measure 1 1/2 teaspoons.
2. Juice oranges.
3. Heat oil in large pot over medium high heat. Stir in onions and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in garlic and spices (chili powder - cinnamon).
5. Stir in beans, tomatoes and half of the orange juice and simmer for 15 minutes or until heated through.
6. Stir in orange peel and the rest of the orange juice.
7. Season to taste with the hot sauce, salt and pepper.
8. Ladle into bowls and top with sour cream and cilantro and more hot sauce, if desired.

Reviews

[KateL]

Delicious variation, I loved how the orange juice (from Temple Oranges) brightened this chili. DH was still debating whether this qualifies as chili because he thinks meat is required, but once he got past that misconception, he enjoyed his serving very much. The seasonings were very mild; I added 8 drops of Crystal hot sauce at first. When I added more hot sauce, I tasted too much hot sauce, not enough chili. So if your DH is hung up on a specific concept of "chili", maybe he would prefer this more with half the beans pureed as "soup". As for me, I had 3 bowls! Made for Rookie Recipe Tag.

 

[COOKGIRl]

Delicious over brown rice. I subbed part of the chili powder with chipotle powder. The orange was an inspired addition! Worked well cooking this in the crock pot on LOW for several hours being sure not to let the beans dry out. Served with a tossed salad. Thanks for posting. Reviewed for Veg Tag/April.

 

[Starrynews]

Easy, hearty chili. The addition of cinnamon and orange was very enjoyable. This made very generous portions; we ended up with 6 servings for us. Thanks for sharing!

 

[mersaydees]

Quick and delicious! My DH even told me to rate it highly - very rare endorsement from him. I made as directed, including full measurements of the spices, which I cannot imagine cutting back on. Thanks, ellie! Made for Veggie Recipe Swap.

 

[Sydney Mike]

This is an interesting & very enjoyable chili, even if I did cut back on the amount (down to 3 teaspoons each) of both the chili powder & the cumin, & used just a dash of the hot pepper sauce ~ And still, for us, a chili with great flavor! The orange juice & zest was very nice! Will be adding this to several other chili recipes that I often make! Thanks for sharing it! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Newest Zaar tag]