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SAMPLE RECIPES:

1. Chocolate Chili

2. Bean and Bacon Chowder

3. Brown Bread Muffins

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Unequaled in taste, nourishment, and versatility, soup can be an elegant first course, a hearty meal in itself, a surefire cure for the common cold. This book, filled with the simple pleasures of home-style cooking and 150 proven recipes, contains everything you ever wanted to know about making soups, stews, chowders and gumbos.

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The Wooden Spoon Book of Home-Style Soups, Stews, Chowders, Chilis and Gumbos: Favorite Recipes from the Wooden Spoon Kitchen

Authors: Marilyn M. Moore

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ISBN: 0871135558

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

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No, this isn’t a result of going too long without chocolate chip cookies, Chili can be made with chocolate to create a Mexican mole-like flavor. In this recipe, I have used unsweetened cocoa to provide the flavor without the fat.

Makes 2 1/2 quarts (8 moderate servings)

• 3 tablespoons canola oil

• 1 pound lean reef round or bottom round, cut in 1/4-inch cubes

• 1 pound lean pork loin, cut in l/4-inch cures

• 2 large yellow onions, coarsely chopped

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 4 cups home-cooked or canned red kidney beans

• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tablespoon masa harina or stone-ground cornmeal

• 2 tablespoons chili powder or pure ground chiles

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 2 teaspoons salt (optional)

1. In a 5-quart nonreactive stockpot or Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in the stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and pork and cook, stirring, until the meats are browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove to a dish.




2. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the pot along with the onions and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes.




3. Return the meat and any accumulated juices to the pot. Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, bay leaf and 1 cup of water. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.




4. Uncover the pot. Stir together the masa harina, chili powder, cocoa, cinnamon and salt. Stir this mixture into the chili and simmer gently, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Add a small amount of water if the chili gets too thick.




5. Adjust the seasonings. if necessary. Serve in heavy pottery bowls.

More Sample Recipes From This Cookbook:

1. Chocolate Chili

2. Bean and Bacon Chowder

3. Brown Bread Muffins

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